ah

Interjection (1)

1. 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!
2. A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.
   • Boy don't try to front, uh, I
     Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah.2008, Britney Spears, “Womanizer”

Noun (1)

ah (plural ahs)

1. An instance of the interjection ah.
   • the crowd's oohs and ahs at the fireworks

Verb

ah (third-person singular simple present ahs, present participle ahing, simple past and past participle ahed)

1. To give a cry of "ah".
   • Mother and dad oohed and ahed over Cindy. She was only two months old but already was developing her personality.2005, T. R. Rhoads, Sinner, Sailor: A Memoir, page 221

Particle

ah

1. (interrogative) Marks a yes–no tag question prompting the listener to clarify or confirm something.
   • Pitch contour: low-mid /ɑ(ː)˨/, [ä˨]
   • You’re dyslexic ah?

   Synonyms:

   hah, is it, izzit

2. (interrogative) Reinforces a short, non-rhetorical wh-question.
   • Pitch contour: rising /ɑ(ː)˨˦/
   • How do you delete this row ah?
3. Emphasizes the need for absolute confirmation, permission or acknowledgment.
   • Pitch contour: rising /ɑ(ː)˨˦/
   • Don’t drink and drive ah...

   Synonyms:

   hor

4. A particle indicating the topic of a sentence from its comment.
   • Pitch contour: rising /ɑ(ː)˨˦/
   • The drilling upstairs ah, non-stop leh.
5. A confirmative final particle used in the middle of a sentence to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
   • Pitch contour: rising /ɑ(ː)˨˦/
   • Near-synonym: right

   Synonyms:

   right

6. (uncommon) Tagged at the end of non-interrogative sentence to convey a sense of informality or resignation.
   • Pitch contour: mid-falling /ɑ(ː)˧˨/
7. A vocative particle, used for direct address (over telephone calls, or if the addressee is far away).
   • Pitch contour: low-mid /ɑ(ː)˨/
   • Hello? Joey ah?
8. Used as an intensifier in fixed expressions, sometimes exhortative in meaning.
   • Pitch contour: mid-falling /ɑ(ː)˧˨/, low-mid /ɑ(ː)˨/
   • Heng ah...

Interjection (2)

1. (Manglish, Singlish) Used condescendingly, somewhat like “see?” or “I told you so”.
   • Pitch contour: mid-falling /ɑ(ː)˧˨/, falling /ɑ(ː)˦˨/, sometimes nasalized

Interjection (3)

IPA/æ/

1. Yuck.

Prefix (1) capitalized: AH

AH

1. (US) prefix for attack helicopter, helicopter gunship designations

Adverb capitalized: AH

AH

1. (abbreviation, calendar terms) Abbreviation of Anno Hegirae: in the year of the Hegira, used for dates using the Islamic calendar.

   Synonyms:

   H

Adjective capitalized: AH

AH

1. (abbreviation, initialism, slang) Initialism of all human: applied to fan fiction stories in which supernatural characters are reimagined as normal human beings.

Prepositional phrase capitalized: AH

1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of after hours
   • The $600M offering announced AH on a Friday.
   • We all know the bad rep $AAOI had in the past with the “shady management” and this does not help their case. Stock is down -10% AH on the news.2026 August 21, TW, X

Noun (2) capitalized: Ah

Ah (plural Ahs)

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of ampere-hour (unit of charge).

Prefix (2) capitalized: Ah

Ah

1. A prefix of Chinese origin used with a shortened form of given names to express familiarity, roughly equivalent to a nickname.
   • Ah Ming moved out of Chinatown last year.
   • I was called, at about an hour's notice, to take Ah Quai (the girl rescued in the spring), and go with Mr. Gardiner to Seattle, and give evidence in the case of one of the women brought over on the same ship with Ah Quai.1893 July 4, “Chinese Work in British Columbia”, in Missionary Leaflet, volume 9, number 10, page 2

Pronoun capitalized: Ah

Ah

1. Alternative letter-case form of ah (“I”).