*ʾaḥ: 'alas!, woe!' (interjection of pain) 1, 'oh!, if only!' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ʾaḥ
Meaning	'alas!, woe!' (interjection of pain) 1, 'oh!, if only!' 2
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	אָח 1 (HALOT 29); אַחֲלַי 2 (HALOT 34)	HALOT 29; HALOT 34	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ʾaḥ 1 (HALOT 29)	HALOT 29	gloss withheld
Arabic	ʾaḥḥa, ʾaḥāḥ 1 (HALOT 29)	HALOT 29	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	ảḥl 2 (DULAT 33)	DULAT 33	gloss withheld

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Updated 4 November 2026

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Linear A Lexicon