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

In 1967, at 16, he recorded his first album El Malo with Héctor Lavoe, forming an inimitable salsa duo for the Fania record label that popularised the songs Calle Luna, calle Sol, Abuelita, Ah, ah, oh, no, Ghana'e, El día de mi suerte, La murga and Juana Peña.

From BBC

"Seemingly every time Rudy gets clocked in the head and the face, which is quite a bit, it's always just, 'Ah that's just two guys, play on. It's nothing,'" Finch said.

From Barron's

And the director finally goes, “Ah, come on, come on guys. Three things. Show up early, know the text, have an idea. Let’s take 10,” and walks away.

From Los Angeles Times

The snappy translation is deftly tailored to the music of the opera’s many famous earworm arias: Manon’s gavotte, “Profitons bien de la jeunesse,” becomes “Let me sparkle brightly while I may”; the Chevalier’s despairing “Ah! fuyez, douce image” is “Go away, dreams of love.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“When you called, Mr. Skidmore, it became apparent to me that information had been released that was, ah, inappropriate.”

From Literature

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