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ah Definition

ah (ä, ô, ôn, an, än)

used to express variously surprise, delight, regret, disgust, pain, etc.

Etymology: natural exclamation similar to Fr & L ah, Gr a, ON æ, OHG a, Sans ā

Ah Definition

Ah

ampere-hour

AH Definition

AH

Etymology: L Anno Hegirae

in the year of the Hegira

ah Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • say: Nor is he simply saying, ah, we're all of us a bit odd, aren't we?
  • have: You had, ah, me look into these ice core samples for you?

Adjective modifier

  • next: Then us ' lefties ' can look foreward to repeating yet another Labor landslide victory next time ah wouldn't that be nice tricky?
  • to...: You really don't have to kill people to... ah, have ' fun ' .
  • other: You can't get elected through a democratic system, so you'll take other measures ah!

Noun used with modifier

  • whit: Scots language, if you ken whit ah mean?
  • time: Then us ' lefties ' can look foreward to repeating yet another Labor landslide victory next time ah wouldn't that be nice tricky?
  • day: All this and she got to do 7 hours of ironing a day too ah, bliss!

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