yah

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/jʌː//jɑː/US/jɑ/

adverb

Yes.

“Yah, we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense.”

OriginHebrew יָהּ →
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Meanings

yah1

adverbyah (not comparable)
  1. AustraliaIndiaMalaysiaNew ZealandSingaporeSouth AfricaUKUSnot comparableYes.

    Yah, we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense.

interjection
  1. An expression uttered to encourage a horse to run faster.

yah2

nounyah (plural yahs)

plural yahs

  1. UKinformalAn upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger.

yah3

pronoun
  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of you.

    "Hey, Sis, do yah want a Hertz Donut?" one of them sweetly said as the other one held out a donut bag. She reached for it. Her step-sister snatched the bag away and socked her hard in the arm instead.

    2006, Carmen Portnoy, The Money Pie: A Recipe for Women Investors, page 6

Yah4

proper noun

alternative Jah

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Jah more closely representing the Hebrew pronunciation.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
toffyes

Origin

yah · adverb, interjection

An alternative pronunciation, equivalent of yeah and yes.

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yah · noun

From the pronunciation of “yes” which such people use.

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yah · pronoun

From you.

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Yah · proper noun

  1. Hebrewיָהּ
  2. EnglishYah

Transliteration of Hebrew יָהּ (Yāh)

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Translations

Bulgarian дий
  • дий (dij)expression used to encourage a horse to run faster
Finnish hopoti-hop
  • hopoti-hopexpression used to encourage a horse to run faster
French hue
  • hueexpression used to encourage a horse to run faster

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with yah

lapamanaardaspahayaraahtabrazakaallahpapachafraabashahskamoinah
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Anagrams

hay
Cite this entry
APA

yah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yah

MLA

“yah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yah.

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