أح

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaħħ/

Interjection

أَحّ • (ʔaḥḥ)

1. ouch An expression of one's own physical pain.

   Synonyms: أي (ʔayy), آخ (ʔāḵ)

   أح! مَرَّة يِوْجَع ― ʔaḥḥ! marra yiwjaʕ ― ouch! it hurts a lot

North Levantine Arabic

Adverb

أح • (ʔaḥ)

1. (with a pronominal suffix) there is, there are

   ما عم بلاقي الورود. شفتيهن شي؟
   .أحهن هونيك

   mā ʕam blēʔe l-wrūd. šiftiyon ši?
   ʔaḥinne hōnīke

   I can't find the flowers. Have you seen them?
   They are there.

Interjection

أح • (ʔaḥḥ)

1. Reaction to unexpected heat or cold, especially when eating
   • 2010, Haifa Wehbe, “الواوا [l-wāwa, The Booboo]”, in Danny Younes, Wissam El Amir (lyrics), Baby Haifa:

     من دونك أنا بردانة أح

     min dūnak ʔana birdāni ʔaḥḥ

     Without you I'm cold, ʔaḥḥ