(instead of ahā [= áhar] in comp. before the letter r).
ind. a particle (implying joyful or painful surprise) Ah! (of enjoyment or satisfaction) Oh! (of fatigue, discontent, compassion, sorrow, regret) Alas! Ah! (of praise, cf. [Pāṇ. viii, 1, 40] seq.) Bravo! (of reproach) Fie! (of calling, [Kum. iii, 20]) Ho! Halo! (of contempt) Pshaw! Often combined with other particles of similar signification, as aho dhik or dhig aho, aho bata, &c.