ах

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ah" and Appendix:Variations of "ax"

Avar

Alternative forms

ахӏ (aḥʳ) — Andalal, Antsukh, Hid, Karakh
агъ (ağ) — Rugudzha, Rissib, Shulani, Kudali, Kuyada

Etymology

From Proto-Avaro-Andian *oχi. Akin to Dargwa анхъ (anq), Udi га (ga) and Lak ахъ (aq).

Noun

ах • (ax) class 3 (ergative ахица, genetive ахил, plural ахал)

garden
Synonyms: пастан (pastan) (Batlukh), бекӏен (bekʼen) (Zakatala), багъи (baği) (Kusur)

Derived terms

лъимазул ах (lˢimazul ax, “kindergarten”)
ахихъан (axiqxan, “gardener”)

Chechen

Pronunciation

Noun

ах • (ax) class ?

half

Ingush

Pronunciation

Noun

ах • (ax) class ?

half

Khakas

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āk.

Noun

ах • (ax)

white

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *axъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ax]

Interjection

ах • (ah)

ah

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *aka, compare Dongxiang agva. Compare Chinese 阿干 (āgān).

Possibly related to Proto-Turkic *āka (“elder (brother)”), whence Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa) and Turkish ağa. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [äχ]
Hyphenation: ах

Noun

ах • (ax) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠬ᠎ᠠ (ak-a), definite plural ах нар); (regular declension)

older brother

Declension

Declension of ах (а-harmonic regular ууд-pl)

	singular / indefinite	definite plural
attributive	ах ax
nominative	ах ax	ахууд axuud
genitive	ахын axyn	ахуудын axuudyn
accusative	ахыг axyg	ахуудыг axuudyg
dative-locative	ахад axad	ахуудад axuudad
ablative	ахаас axaas	ахуудаас axuudaas
instrumental	ахаар axaar	ахуудаар axuudaar
comitative	ахтай axtaj	ахуудтай axuudtaj
privative	ахгүй axgüj	ахуудгүй axuudgüj
directive	ах руу ax ruu	ахууд руу axuud ruu

Reflexive possessive forms
	singular / indefinite	definite plural
nominative	ахаа axaa	ахуудаа axuudaa
genitive	ахынхаа axynxaa	ахуудынхаа axuudynxaa
accusative	ахыгаа axygaa	ахуудыгаа axuudygaa
dative-locative	ахдаа axdaa	ахууддаа axuuddaa
ablative	ахаасаа axaasaa	ахуудаасаа axuudaasaa
instrumental	ахаараа axaaraa	ахуудаараа axuudaaraa
comitative	ахтайгаа axtajgaa	ахуудтайгаа axuudtajgaa
privative	ахгүйгээ axgüjgee	ахуудгүйгээ axuudgüjgee
directive	ах руугаа ax ruugaa	ахууд руугаа axuud ruugaa

independent genitive	singular / indefinite	definite plural
singular possession	ахынх axynx	ахуудынх axuudynx
collective possession	ахынхан axynxan	ахуудынхан axuudynxan

References

Tokat, Feyza (2014) “On the Common Words in Mongolian and the Turkish Dialects in Turkey”, in The Journal of International Social Research (Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi)‎^[1], volume 7, number 32, →ISSN, pages 185-198.

Northern Yukaghir

Etymology

From Proto-Yukaghir *aq.

Adverb

ах (aq)

Particle

ах (aq)

just

References

Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN
Kurilov, Гаврил (2001) Юкагирско-русский словарь, Novosibirsk: Nauka

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *axъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ax]
Audio: (file)

Interjection

ах • (ax)

ah!, oh!
- 1908, Фёдор Сологуб [Fyodor Sologub], Голодный блеск; English translation from Stephen Graham and Rosa Savory, transl., The Hungry Gleam, London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1915:
  — Ру́ки вверх!
  — Ах! — произнесла́ ба́рышня и неме́дленно же подняла́ ру́ки.
  — Rúki vverx!
  — Ax! — proizneslá báryšnja i nemédlenno že podnjalá rúki.
  "Hands up!"
  "Ah," cried the young lady, and hurriedly put up her arms.

Noun

ах • (ax) m inan (genitive а́ха, nominative plural а́хи, genitive plural а́хов)

ah (an instance of the interjection ах (ax))

Declension

Declension of ах (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	а́х áx	а́хи áxi
genitive	а́ха áxa	а́хов áxov
dative	а́ху áxu	а́хам áxam
accusative	а́х áx	а́хи áxi
instrumental	а́хом áxom	а́хами áxami
prepositional	а́хе áxe	а́хах áxax