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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

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, the dreaded buyer’s remorse, which in this case means booking a cruise during the Black Friday period only to find out there’s a price drop or a better deal later.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Norris shrugged the incident off, saying "Ah, they always complain. They complain about everything. It's Red Bull. I was like three seconds ahead or something."

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

"Ah," said the magistrate, who, contrary to the emperor's words, was not a fool.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

Related Words

• cry
• exclamation
• expletive
• insertion
• interpolation
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