Lewis & Short

āh or ā (v. Neue, Formenl. II. 812), interj. [acc. to Prisc. 570 P. contract. from aha], ah! alas! ha! ah me! an exclamation.

  1. I. Of pain or grief, Gr. αἴ, αἴ: ah, nescis quam doleam, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 61; Verg. E. 1, 15.
  2. II. Of entreaty to avert an evil: ah! noli, do not, I pray! Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 22.
  3. III. Of indignation or reproach: ah stulte, Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 6: ah, rogitas? id. And. 5, 1, 9; 3, 1, 11.
  4. IV. Of admonition: ah, ne me obsecra, Ter. And. 3, 3, 11: ah desine, id. ib. 5, 6, 8.
  5. V. Of consolation: quid? ah volet, certo scio, Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 50.
  6. VI. Of raillery or joy, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 39.