5-letter words containing ah
- fulah — Fulani (def 1).
- galah — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe roseicapilla, having rose-colored underparts.
- gerah — an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- horah — Alternative form of hora.
- idaho — a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise. Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
- jahel — Jael.
- jahve — a name of God, transliterated by scholars from the Tetragrammaton and commonly rendered Jehovah.
- jonah — a Minor Prophet who, for his impiety, was thrown overboard from his ship and swallowed by a large fish, remaining in its belly for three days before being cast up onto the shore unharmed.
- judah — the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:35.
- kahal — a Jewish agricultural cooperative community
- kahlo — Frida [free-duh] /ˈfri də/ (Show IPA), 1907–54, Mexican painter (wife of Diego Rivera).
- kedah — a state in Malaysia, on the W central Malay Peninsula. 3660 sq. mi. (9480 sq. km). Capital: Alor Star.
- korah — a Levite who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron. Num. 16.
- lahar — a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- lahti — a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- latah — a pattern of neurotic behavior, usually induced by a startle, first discovered in Malaya, and characterized by the compulsive imitation of the actions and words of others.
- leahy — William Daniel, 1875–1959, U.S. admiral and diplomat.
- lotah — Alternative spelling of lota (Indian water-pot).
- mahal — a palace or mansion. See also Taj Mahal.
- mahan — Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- mahdi — the Muslim messiah, an expected spiritual and temporal ruler destined to establish a reign of righteousness throughout the world.
- mahoe — hau tree.
- mahon — a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- mahua — any of several trees of the genus Madhuca, of the sapodilla family, native to India, the Malay Peninsula, and southeastern Asia, especially M. latifolia, the flowers of which are used, fresh or dried, for food or are fermented to prepare an intoxicating drink.
- makah — a member of an American Indian people of the Olympic Peninsula in northwest Washington.
- marah — bitterness or a source of bitterness
- micah — a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- minah — any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- mynah — any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- nahal — (in Israel) a military youth organization
- nahum — a Minor Prophet of the 7th century b.c.
- nikah — a marriage contract
- obeah — a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
- omaha — a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- omlah — the body of staff in a courthouse in India
- omrah — a Muslim noble of the court
- pahos — a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- pesah — Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel.
- praha — a city in and the capital of the Czech Republic, in the W central part, on the Vltava: formerly capital of Czechoslovakia.
- prahu — proa.
- qahar — a former province of Inner Mongolia in NE China: divided 1952 among adjacent provinces.
- rahab — a harlot of Jericho who gave shelter to the two agents sent by Joshua to spy on the city. Josh. 2.
- rahui — a Māori prohibition
- rajah — a king or prince in India.
- rakah — a portion of the salat, the prescribed prayers said five times a day, that combines a ritual of bows and prostrations with the recitation of prayers.
- rayah — a Christian subject of an Ottoman ruler.
- sabah — a state in Malaysia, on the N tip of Borneo: formerly a British crown colony. 29,347 sq. mi. (76,008 sq. km). Capital: Kota Kinabalu.
- sahel — the arid area on the S flank of the Sahara desert that stretches across six countries from Senegal to Chad.
- sahib — (in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- salah — salat.