ах

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ah", ax, Ax, AX, -ax, .ax, ax̱, a꞉x, and ˀa·x

Avar

Noun

ах • (ax)

1. garden

Chechen

Noun

ах • (ax)

1. half

Ingush

Noun

ах • (ax)

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 ᠠᠬ᠍᠎ᠠ᠋ (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