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Where does “اه” come from?
اه (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Coptic ⲁϩⲁ, from Egyptian ihi.
اه
(Egyptian Arabic): yes
Definitions
yes
Ancestry of “اه”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Coptic
ⲁϩⲁ
yes, indeed
2
Egyptian
ihi
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Words derived from “اه”
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