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

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

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Japanese ああ (ā, yeah).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaː/

Adverb

آه • (ʾāh)

  1. yes, yeah
    Synonym: ايوه

See also

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 (), 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

 

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

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)
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