Definitions and meaning of ah
ah
Etymology 1
mid-1400s Old Frankish (replacing English la).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑː/
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- Rhymes: -ɑː
Interjection
ah
- An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection.
- A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.
- 2008, Britney Spears, Womanizer (song)
- Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah.
Related terms
Translations
Noun
ah (plural ahs)
- An instance of the interjection ah.
- the crowd's oohs and ahs at the fireworks
Verb
ah (third-person singular simple present ahs, present participle ahing, simple past and past participle ahed)
- To give a cry of "ah".
- 2005, T. R. Rhoads, Sinner, Sailor: A Memoir (page 221)
- Mother and dad oohed and ahed over Cindy. She was only two months old but already was developing her personality.
Pronoun
ah (personal pronoun, plural we, possessive adjective mah)
- Pronunciation spelling of I., most often indicating that the speaker is using a Scottish or American (particularly Southern) accent.
Etymology 2
- Borrowed from Chinese 啊 (a).
Particle
ah (Singapore, Singlish)
- (colloquial, informal) Sentence-final particle expressing surprise or doubt.
References
- “ah” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “ah” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
Afar
Pronunciation
Pronoun
áh
- this, these (masculine, proximal to the speaker)
See also
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *aksa, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃s- (“ash”) (compare Greek οξιά (oxiá, “beech”), Armenian հածի (haci), English ash).
Noun
ah m (indefinite plural ahe, definite singular ahu, definite plural ahet)
- beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Hyponyms
- ah i bardhë (“white hornbeam”) (Carpinus betulus)
Chickasaw
Adverb
ah
- yes
- Synonym: hohmi
Esperanto
Interjection
ah
- ah, oh
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑh/, [ˈɑh]
- Rhymes: -ɑh
- Syllabification: ah
Interjection
ah
- oh, ah
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Interjection
ah
- ah
German
Pronunciation
Interjection
ah
- expressing understanding
- expressing contentment
Further reading
Hungarian
Etymology
Involuntary expression of emotions: surprise, impatience, desire, sadness, refusal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒx]
- Rhymes: -ɒx
Interjection
ah
- ah
- 1599-1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 1 [3]
- Ah jó uram, mit láttam én az éjjel!
- Ah, my good lord, what have I seen to-night!
References
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a/
- Rhymes: -ah
Interjection
ah!
- ah! (usually ironic or sarcastic)
Synonyms
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ah/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a/
Interjection
ah
- ah
References
- ah in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ah in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Min Nan
Old English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɑx/
Conjunction
ah
- (Anglian) but
Palikur
Noun
ah n or f
- (neuter) wood
- (feminine) tree
References
- Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN
Pohnpeian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɐː/
- Rhymes: -ɐː
Etymology 1
Noun
ah
- The name of the Latin-script letter A.
Etymology 2
Noun
ah
- shark mullet (Rhinomugil nasutus), at a growth stage of approximately twelve inches
Etymology 3
Conjunction
ah
- however, and, then
- I sukuhl, ah e doadoahk.
- I went to school, and he worked.
- Ma Soulik pahn iang, ah I sohte pahn iang.
- If Soulik goes, then I won't.
Etymology 4
Alternative forms
Determiner
ah
- his, her, hers, its, third person singular possessive pronoun
- Liho iang ah pwoud.
- The woman joined her husband.
Etymology 5
Interjection
ah
- Oh!; commonly used as an expression of approval.
- Ah, ke inenen mai.
- Oh, you are really good.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /a/
- Homophone: há
Interjection
ah!
- ah! (expression of relief, realization, awe)
- ah! (expression of woe, grief)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ah.
Somali
Verb
ah
- (intransitive) To be
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa/
- Homophones: a, ha
Interjection
ah
- ah (expression of relief, realization, awe)
- ah (expression of woe, grief)
Related terms
Further reading
- “ah” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Interjection
ah
- ah; an expression of relief
Anagrams
Tulu-Bohuai
Pronunciation
Noun
ah
- coral lime (for chewing/eating with betelnut)
Further reading
- Bohuai
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Vilamovian
Interjection
ah
- oh: expressing of surprise
- oh: expressing wonder, amazement, or awe
- oh: expressing understanding, recognition, or realization
- oh: preceding an offhand or annoyed remark
- oh: an invocation or address
Zou
Noun
ah
- fowl
References
- http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf
Source: wiktionary.org- an interjection expressing surprise, joy etc..
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)