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

One particularly dedicated fan — a young Taiwanese woman — visits every year or so, to ooh and ah at the new additions to the collection.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 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 thought she was going to decline, but she doesn’t. So it’s a little bit challenging because sometimes I feel like, ah, I would love to sing this instead of explaining about the music.”

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023

“Well, Lady du Burgh. It was a truly splendid party, if, ah, if, ah, if this ‘old toad’ may say so.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

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