أح

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaħħ/

Interjection

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

Adverb

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.

Interjection

أح • (ʔaḥḥ)

  1. Reaction to unexpected heat or cold, especially when eating
    • 2010, Haifa Wehbe, “الواوا [l-wāwa, The Booboo]”, in Danny Younes, Wissam El Amir (lyrics), Baby Haifa:
      من دونك أنا بردانة أح
      min dūnak ʔana birdāni ʔaḥḥ
      Without you I'm cold, ʔaḥḥ
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