āh or ā (v. Neue, Formenl. II. 812), interj. [acc. to Prisc. 570 P. contract. from aha], ah! alas! ha! ah me! an exclamation.
I Of pain or grief, Gr. αἴ, αἴ: ah, nescis quam doleam, Ter. Heaut. 934; Verg. E. 1, 15. —
II Of entreaty to avert an evil: ah! noli, do not , I pray! Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 22. —
III Of indignation or reproach: ah stulte, Ter. Ad. 724: ah, rogitas? id. And. 828; 469.—
IV Of admonition: ah, ne me obsecra, Ter. And. 543: ah desine, id. ib. 972.—
V Of consolation: quid? ah volet, certo scio, Ter. Eun. 889.—
VI Of raillery or joy, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 39.