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Synonyms

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.)

Ah 2 American  
Or a.h.

abbreviation

  1. ampere-hour.

A.H. 3 American  
Also anno Hejirae

abbreviation

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

A.H. 4 American  
Also anno Hebraico

abbreviation

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

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

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Haley described a little girl who looked a lot like the murder victim, Bethany Alana Clark, who would say her middle name was Alasee and pronounced it “all ah see-ah.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“We’re, we’re not askin’ you to, ah, send him away for life.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

"And then you get that aura about someone and you see their name at the top of the leaderboard and you think, ah, here we go again."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

"It encourages me and I tell myself - ah, life belongs to the courageous," he said, citing U.S. rapper Lil Wayne and Congolese star Fally Ipupa as influences.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2023

“I brought Grover over,” Chiron said, “because I thought you two might want to, ah, discuss matters. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some Iris-messages to send. I’ll see you later in the day.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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