Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a"h

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
a"h
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Transliteration of Hebrew ע״ה (literally “A.H.”) the Hebrew language acronym for עליו השלום (’alav hašálōm, literally “peace be upon him”) or עליה השלום (’aleha hašálōm, literally “peace be upon her”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does a"h mean?
English rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific.
Where does a"h come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce a"h

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