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• ah
  ah

  interjection

  (used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
• Ah
  Ah

  abbreviation

  ampere-hour.
• A.H.
  A.H.

  abbreviation

  in the year of the Hijra; since the Hijra (a.d. 622).
• AH
  AH

  abbreviation

  anno Hegirae

ah

¹ American  

[ah] / ɑ /

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)

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Ah ² American  

Or a.h.

abbreviation

1. ampere-hour.

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A.H. ³ American  

Also anno Hejirae

abbreviation

1. in the year of the Hijra; since the Hijra (a.d. 622).

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A.H. ⁴ American  

Also anno Hebraico

abbreviation

1. occurring in a specific year of the Jewish calendar.

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AH ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. anno Hegirae

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ah ² British  

/ ɑː /

interjection

1. an exclamation expressing pleasure, pain, sympathy, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker

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Etymology

Origin of A.H.³

From New Latin annō Hejirae

Origin of A.H.⁴

From New Latin annō Hebraico

Example Sentences

Ah, shoot, that’s right: It’s 2026, and provoking people with inflammatory remarks is a billion-dollar industry.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Kelly: Ah, you're a Call of Duty player are you?

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Ah, but everything has changed, the formerly overpaid disappointment having transformed himself into arguably the most important player on baseball’s most important team.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Ah, I’ll just say it: This is the greatest college football season of all time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

"Ah, but it was me, Miss Honey," Matilda said.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

Related Words

• cry
• exclamation
• expletive
• insertion
• interpolation
• interposition
• shout