Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ʾ*ʾahā: 'alas!' (interjection) Root FieldValueReconstruction*ʾahāMeaning'alas!' (interjection)Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteHebrewאֲהָהּ (HALOT 18)HALOT 18gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicʾah, ʾahā, ʾahāh (HALOT 18)HALOT 18gloss withheldArabicʾāh, ʾāhā (HALOT 18); ʔah (LGz. 12)HALOT 18; LGz. 12gloss withheldEpigraphic South Arabianʾhw (Müller 27 apud HALOT 18)HALOT 18gloss withheldGeezʾah (Leslau 9 apud HALOT 18)Leslau 9; HALOT 18gloss withheldTigreʔah, ʔəh (LGz. 12)LGz. 12gloss withheldAmharicah (LGz. 12)LGz. 12gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 4 November 2026Linked from 1 pageʾ