ah

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/ ɑ /

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interjection

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

Nearby words

Ah

or a.h.

ampere-hour.

A.H.

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

Origin of A.H.

From the New Latin word annō Hejirae

A.H.

occurring in a specific year of the Jewish calendar.

Origin of A.H.

From the New Latin word annō Hebraico

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Examples from the Web for ah

The man who would become the most influential fictionalist of the last half of the 20th century cried, “Ah, caramba!”
Borges Had A Genius For Literature But Not Love Or Much Else|Allen Barra|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ah, yeah, when you said seminar I thought you attended some sort of corporate speech.
Al Pacino Does What He Wants to Do: 'The Humbling,' Scorsese, and That 'Scarface' Remake|Alex Suskind|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Ah, that trip with Lance," he said, then glanced down, with those melancholy eyes.
When I Met Robin Williams in Afghanistan|Matthew Kaminski|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We have moments of self-reflection in our real lives where you think, “Ah, why did I do that?”
Bryan Cranston on Walter White’s Future, Directing ‘Better Call Saul,’ and Hillary 2016|Marlow Stern|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ah yes, Fifty Shades of Grey, that classic volume of lesbian erotica.
I Tried Cosmo’s Lesbian Sex Tips and They Were Terrible|Samantha Allen|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ah, she need have no fear; I would not trouble her with so much as a word.
Wanderers|Knut Hamsun
Ah, but there was my sweet little St. Sulpice girl, with her nurse, or companion.
Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886|Various
Ah, no; because it is not with an eagle as it is with a man.
Bird Stories|Edith M. Patch
There was a silence for a while, and then he said: "Ah, indeed—I see—h'm."
The Great Hunger|Johan Bojer
Ah, but you will get greater glory, if even when attackt you answer nothing.
Meditations|Marcus Aurelius

British Dictionary definitions for ah

ah

/ (ɑː) /

interjection

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

AH

abbreviation for (indicating years in the Muslim system of dating, numbered from the Hegira (622 AD))

anno Hegirae

Word Origin for AH

Latin

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Word Origin and History for ah

ah

mid-15c., an expression of surprise, delight, disgust or pain in nearly all Indo-European languages, but not found in Old English (where the equivalent expression was la!), so perhaps from Old French a "ah!, oh! woe!"

ah

interjection

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Nearby words

Ah

or a.h.

A.H.

Origin of A.H.

A.H.

Origin of A.H.

Examples from the Web for ah

ah

interjection

AH

abbreviation for (indicating years in the Muslim system of dating, numbered from the Hegira (622 AD))

Word Origin for AH

ah