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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

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

Does the line finish with an "ay," an "ah", or an "oh"?

From BBC • Jan. 2, 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, ah, wanted to...I know we were going to talk about that story, but I’ve been thinking. I think I might be able to help you find out what happened to you.”

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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