"ah" meaning in French

See ah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /a/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Jules78120-ah.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ah.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-ah.wav [France]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French a! (“oh! ah! woe!”), of expressive origin. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|a|a!|oh! ah! woe!|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French a! (“oh! ah! woe!”), {{inh+|fr|fro|a|a!|t=oh! ah! woe!}} Inherited from Old French a! (“oh! ah! woe!”), {{onomatopoeic|fr|title=expressive}} expressive
  1. ah Derived forms: ah bon
    Sense id: en-ah-fr-intj-cKDVGY67 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French onomatopoeias, Old French links with redundant target parameters, Pages with 38 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 38 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 38 entries: 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 4 3 2 2 4 4 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 4 3 2 2 3 4 0 1 4 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "a!",
      "a/languages M to Z#Old_French"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "a",
        "4": "a!",
        "5": "oh! ah! woe!",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old French a! (“oh! ah! woe!”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "a",
        "4": "a!",
        "t": "oh! ah! woe!"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old French a! (“oh! ah! woe!”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "title": "expressive"
      },
      "expansion": "expressive",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French a! (“oh! ah! woe!”), of expressive origin.",
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 38 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 4 3 2 2 4 4 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 38 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 4 3 2 2 3 4 0 1 4 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ah bon"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ah"
      ],
      "id": "en-ah-fr-intj-cKDVGY67",
      "links": [
        [
          "ah",
          "ah#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Jules78120-ah.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1a/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Jules78120-ah.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Jules78120-ah.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1a/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Jules78120-ah.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Jules78120-ah.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ah.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f2/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-ah.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-ah.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f2/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-ah.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-ah.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Vosges"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-ah.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/24/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Mecanautes-ah.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Mecanautes-ah.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/24/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Mecanautes-ah.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Mecanautes-ah.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ah"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 38 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "zom:Birds",
    "zom:Poultry"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ah bon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "a!",
      "a/languages M to Z#Old_French"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "a",
        "4": "a!",
        "5": "oh! ah! woe!",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old French a! (“oh! ah! woe!”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "a",
        "4": "a!",
        "t": "oh! ah! woe!"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old French a! (“oh! ah! woe!”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "title": "expressive"
      },
      "expansion": "expressive",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French a! (“oh! ah! woe!”), of expressive origin.",
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French 1-syllable words",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French interjections",
        "French lemmas",
        "French onomatopoeias",
        "French terms derived from Old French",
        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old French links with redundant target parameters",
        "Pages with 38 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ah"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ah",
          "ah#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Jules78120-ah.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1a/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Jules78120-ah.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Jules78120-ah.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1a/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Jules78120-ah.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Jules78120-ah.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ah.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f2/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-ah.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-ah.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f2/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-ah.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-ah.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Vosges"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-ah.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/24/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Mecanautes-ah.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Mecanautes-ah.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/24/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Mecanautes-ah.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Mecanautes-ah.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ah"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ah meaning in French (2.5kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable French dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-28 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (1a05e46 and e3d6d4e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.