آه

Arabic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. From it the root ء و ه (ʔ-w-h).

Interjection

آهِ or آهٍ or آهًا • (ʔāhi or ʔāhin or ʔāhan)

1. ah, aw, ooh, ouch (expression of physical or emotional pain)

   آهِ مِنْ آلَامِ ٱلرَّأْسِ

   ʔāhi min ʔālāmi r-raʔsi

   Ah, my head hurts.

Derived terms

• تَأَوَّهَ (taʔawwaha)

Noun

آه • (ʔāh) m

1. pain (physical or emotional)

   لَمْ يَبْقَ لِي مِنَ الْحَيَاةِ إِلَّا الْآهُ.

   lam yabqa lī mina l-ḥayāti ʔillā al-ʔāhu.

   All that I have left of life is the pain.

Declension

Declension of noun آه (ʔāh)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آه ʔāh	الْآه al-ʔāh	آه ʔāh
Nominative	آهٌ ʔāhun	الْآهُ al-ʔāhu	آهُ ʔāhu
Accusative	آهًا ʔāhan	الْآهَ al-ʔāha	آهَ ʔāha
Genitive	آهٍ ʔāhin	الْآهِ al-ʔāhi	آهِ ʔāhi

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Japanese ああ (ā, “yeah”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː/

Adverb

آه • (ʾāh)

1. yes, yeah

   Synonym: ايوه

See also

• نعم

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaːh/

Particle

آه • (ʔāh)

1. yes

   Synonyms: أيه (ʔayyah, ʔayyih), إيه (ʔiyyah), واه (wāh), إيه (ʔīh), آيه (ʔāyyih), نعام (nʕām)

   Antonyms: لا (lā), لَأّ (laʔʔ), لَأَّ (laʔʔa), (humorous) لَأَّيْن (laʔʔayn), (humorous) لَأّتَيْن (laʔʔtayn)

Pashto

Noun

آه • (āh) m

1. sigh

Interjection

آه • (āh)

1. ah

Persian

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. Compare Japanese ああ (ā, “yeah”) and colloquial Arabic آه (ʔāh, “yes”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ˈɑːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ˈɑːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ˈɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ˈɔː]

Readings
Dari reading?	āh

Adverb

Dari	آری
Iranian Persian	آره
Tajik	оре

آه • (āh) (Dari)

1. (Dari, colloquial) yes

   Synonyms: آری (ārē), بلی (balē)

2. (Dari, informal) yeah, mm-hmm, uh-huh

Etymology 2

Interjection

آه • (āh) (Dari)

1. ah

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː/, [ʔɑː]

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Particle

آه • (ʔā)

1. yes

   Synonyms: أيوه (ʔaywa), (formal) نعم (naʔam)

   Antonym: لأ (laʔ)

   See also: مبلا (mbala)