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)

1. garden

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

Derived terms

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

Chechen

Noun

ах • (ax) class ?

1. half

Ingush

Noun

ах • (ax) class ?

1. half

Khakas

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āk.

Noun

ах • (ax)

1. white

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *axъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ax]

Interjection

ах • (ah)

1. 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)

1. older brother

Declension

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

attributive ах ax singular / indefinite definite plural 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

See also

• дүү (düü, “younger brother”)
• эгч (egč, “older sister”)

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)

1. always
2. all the time
3. excessively

Particle

ах (aq)

1. 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:

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Interjection

ах • (ax)

1. 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)

1. 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

Related terms

• ох (ox)
• а́хать (áxatʹ), а́хнуть (áxnutʹ)
• аховый (axovyj)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *axъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ax]

• Audio:

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Interjection

ах • (ax)

1. ah

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ах”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

Yakut

Etymology 1

Relate to Proto-Turkic *agsa-.

Noun

ах • (aq)

1. rancidity, rottenness

Derived terms

• ахтаах (aqtaaq, “rancid, rotten”)

See also

• ахсаа (aqsaa, “to weaken”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *iak-.

Verb

ах • (aq)

1. (intransitive) to freeze (from fear)
2. (intransitive) (of blood, rain, etc.) to stop

   самыыр ахта ― samıır aqta ― the rain stopped