Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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أَحّ (ʔaḥḥ)

  1. ouch An expression of one's own physical pain.
    Synonyms: أي (ʔayy), آخ (ʔāḵ)
    أح! مَرَّة يِوْجَع
    ʔaḥḥ! marra yiwjaʕ
    ouch! it hurts a lot

North Levantine Arabic

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Adverb

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أح (ʔaḥ)

  1. (with a pronominal suffix) there is, there are
    ما عم بلاقي الورود. شفتيهن شي؟
    .أحهن هونيك
    mā ʕam blēʔe l-wrūd. šiftiyon ši?
    ʔaḥinne hōnīke
    I can't find the flowers. Have you seen them?
    They are there.