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English
editEtymology 1
editmid-1400s Old Frankish (replacing English la).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɑː/
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː
Interjection
editah
- An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection.
- Ah, I understand now.
- Ah! It's good to be back home!
- Ah, the flowers of spring.
- A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.
- 2008, Britney Spears (lyrics and music), “Womanizer”:
- Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
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Noun
editah (plural ahs)
- An instance of the interjection ah.
- the crowd's oohs and ahs at the fireworks
Verb
editah (third-person singular simple present ahs, present participle ahing, simple past and past participle ahed)
- To give a cry of "ah".
- 2005, T. R. Rhoads, Sinner, Sailor: A Memoir, page 221:
- Mother and dad oohed and ahed over Cindy. She was only two months old but already was developing her personality.
Pronoun
editah (personal pronoun, plural we, possessive adjective mah)
- Pronunciation spelling of I, most often indicating that the speaker is using a Scottish or American (particularly Southern) accent.
Etymology 2
editFrom Hokkien 啊 (--a), Teochew 啊 (a7), Mandarin 啊 (a).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editParticle
edit- Marks a tag question prompting the listener to clarify something.
- You're dyslexic ah? ― So you're dyslexic?
- 2020 April 12, Notdumb, “Liddat is safe distance ah?”, in SG Talk[1], archived from the original on 18 April 2020:
- Only 2 ft apart considered safe ah?
- Used for emphasis; reinforces a short wh-question.
- 2011 October 23, Rachel Chang, “LifeStyle”, in The Sunday Times, page 15:
- See how lor. Who’s going ar?
- Emphasizes the need for absolute confirmation or acknowledgment.
- Don't drink and drive ah...
- 2010 April 18, Colin Goh, “LifeStyle”, in The Sunday Times, page 24:
- Sure, ah? Thanks, man, pai seh.
- A filler word separating the topic of a sentence and its comment.
- The drilling upstairs ah, non-stop leh.
- A filler word used to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
See also
editReferences
edit- “ah”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “ah”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Lim, L. (2004) Singapore English: A grammatical description[2], John Benjamins Publishing, →ISBN, page 121
Anagrams
editAfar
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editáh
Declension
editDeclension of áh | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | áh | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | áha | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | áh | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | ahtí | |||||||||||||||||
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See also
editReferences
edit- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ah”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[3], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Albanian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *aksa, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃s- (“ash”) (compare Greek οξιά (oxiá, “beech”), Armenian հածի (haci), English ash).
Noun
editah m (plural ahe, definite ahu, definite plural ahet)
Hyponyms
editFurther reading
editChickasaw
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
editah
Danish
editEtymology
editPartly borrowed from German, English, French, from Latin ah (“ah”), from Proto-Indo-European *ā. Partly also onomatopoeic.
Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål ah, English ah, German ah, French ah and Latin ah.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editah
- used to express pleasure, e.g. because something tastes good or feels nice
- Coordinate terms: mm, mums, namnam
- ah, sikken en dejlig pandekage
- ah what a delicious pancake
- Synonym: uhm
- used to express pleasant surprise
- "ah, velkommen Albert," sagde Sickert til prinsen
- "ah, welcome Albert," said Sickert to the prince
- Synonym: minsandten
- used to express reservations, slight disagreement, doubt etc.
- bliver man også nervøs? Ah ikke så meget
- do you get nervous too? Ah, not so much
- Synonym: arh
References
edit- “ah” in Den Danske Ordbog
Anagrams
editEsperanto
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
editah
Finnish
editEtymology
editFound in a wide variety of languages, including but not limited to Estonian ah, Ingrian ah, Karelian ah, Ludian ah, Veps ah, Votic ah, Hungarian ah, Swedish ah, German ah, English ah, Latin ah. Tracing an exact origin is effectively impossible. Probably ultimately involuntary or natural.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editah
Further reading
edit- “ah”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French a! (“oh! ah! woe!”), of expressive origin.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editah
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ah”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
edit- “ah”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editah
- ah (expression of understanding, etc.)
References
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ah”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ah”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ah”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
German
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -aː
Interjection
editah
- expressing understanding
- expressing contentment
Further reading
editHokkien
editFor pronunciation and definitions of ah – see 鴨 (“duck”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 鴨). |
For pronunciation and definitions of ah – see 矣 (“particle expressing completion”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 矣). |
Hungarian
editEtymology
editInvoluntary expression of emotions: surprise, impatience, desire, sadness, refusal.[1]
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editah
- ah
- 1599-1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 1 [6]
- 1599-1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 1 [6]
References
edit- ^ ah in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
edit- ah in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- ah in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Indonesian
editEtymology
editUnknown
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editah
- oh, expresses compassion, surprise and dismay
Further reading
edit- “ah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUltimately a natural sound. Compare Finnish ah and Estonian ah.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editah
References
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 3
Italian
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈa/, which may be preceded and/or followed by [h] or [ʔ]. It also may trigger syntactic gemination.[1]
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: ah
Interjection
editah
References
edit- ^ ah in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
editJuǀ'hoan
editPronunciation
editLetter
editah (upper case Ah)
- A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Latin
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Indo-European *ā or perhaps *h₂eh₂.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aːh/, [äː(ɦ)]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a/, [ä]
Interjection
editāh
References
edit- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, 2nd edition, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 250
Further reading
edit- “ah”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ah”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Mokilese
editNoun
editah
- (one's) thing
Usage notes
editLike many terms in Mokilese, ah has no non-possessive form; the third person singular possessive form (one's/his/her/its thing) is therefore treated as the lemma.
Declension
editsingular possessor | first person | oai | |
---|---|---|---|
second person | oamw | ||
third person | ah | ||
dual possessors | first person inclusive | asa | |
first person exclusive | ama | ||
second person | amwa | ||
third person | ara | ||
plural possessors | first person inclusive | asai | |
first person exclusive | amai | ||
second person | amwai | ||
third person | arai | ||
remote plural possessors | first person inclusive | ahs | |
first person exclusive | imi | ||
second person | imwi | ||
third person | ahr | ||
construct form | in |
Old English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editConjunction
editah
Etymology 2
editVerb
editāh
Palikur
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editah n or f
References
edit- Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN
Pohnpeian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editah
- The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.
Etymology 2
editNoun
editah
- shark mullet (Rhinomugil nasutus), at a growth stage of approximately twelve inches
Etymology 3
editConjunction
editah
- however, and, then
- I sukuhl, ah e doadoahk.
- I went to school, and he worked.
- Ma Soulik pahn iang, ah I sohte pahn iang.
- If Soulik goes, then I won't.
- I sukuhl, ah e doadoahk.
Etymology 4
editAlternative forms
editDeterminer
editah
- his, her, hers, its, third person singular possessive pronoun
- Liho iang ah pwoud.
- The woman joined her husband.
- Liho iang ah pwoud.
Etymology 5
editInterjection
editah
Portuguese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editInterjection
editah!
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:ah.
Romanian
editEtymology
editInterjection
editah
Scots
editAlternative forms
editPronoun
editah
References
edit- Am Baile (2009) The Cromarty Fisherfolk Dialect[7], Highland Council, page 8
Somali
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
editah
- (intransitive) To be
Spanish
editEtymology
editImitative, similar to French ah.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editah
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ah”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
editSumerian
editRomanization
editah
- Romanization of 𒄴 (aḫ)
Swedish
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
editah
- ah (expression of understanding, relaxation, contentment, etc.)
- Ah, jag förstår
- Ah, I understand
- Ah, det är skönt att få glida ner i jacuzzin och knäcka en kall öl efter ett hårt arbetspass i skogen
- Ah, it's nice [feels good] to slip ["get to slip" – redundant, but sounds natural] into the jacuzzi and crack open a cold beer after a session of hard work in the forest
- Greven såg ut över sina ägor och tänkte "Ah, underbart!"
- The count looked out over his lands ["ownings"] and thought, "Ah, wonderful!"
References
editAnagrams
editTulu-Bohuai
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editah
Further reading
edit- Bohuai
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Vilamovian
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
editah
Zou
editEtymology
editFrom earlier *ak (whence the possessive forms), from Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔaar (“chicken”). Cognates include Khumi Chin ae and Mizo ár.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editah
- fowl
- (specifically) chicken (Gallus gallus)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 49
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- zom:Birds
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