ah

• POS: Interjection, Noun
• COUNT in NET: 10 in 10 verses (in OT : 10 in 10 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

ah, interj. [OE. a: cf. OF. a, F. ah, L. ah, Gr. , Sk. ā, Icel. æ, OHG. ā, Lith. á, áá.].

 An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ah, abbr. in the year of the Hegira (AD 622); of the Muslim era.

Etymology

L anno Hegirae

ah, int. expressing surprise, pleasure, sudden realization, resignation, etc.

Usage

The sense depends much on intonation.

Etymology

ME f. OF a