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āh or ā (v. Neue, Formenl. II. 812), interj. [acc. to Prisc. 570 P. contract. from aha],
I.ah! alas! ha! ah me! an exclamation.
I. Of pain or grief, Gr. αἴ, αἴ: “ah, nescis quam doleam,Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 61; 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. 4, 7, 6: “ah, rogitas?id. And. 5, 1, 9; 3, 1, 11.—
IV. Of admonition: “ah, ne me obsecra,Ter. And. 3, 3, 11: “ah desine,id. ib. 5, 6, 8.—
V. Of consolation: “quid? ah volet, certo scio,Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 50.—
VI. Of raillery or joy, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 39.
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