6-letter words containing ah
- gullah — a member of a population of black Americans inhabiting the Sea Islands and the coastal regions of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida.
- gunyah — an aboriginal hut or shelter.
- gurrah — a type of coarse Indian muslin
- hahaha — Haha; a laugh.
- hallah — challah.
- halvah — a sweet, candylike confection of Turkish origin, consisting chiefly of ground sesame seeds and honey.
- hannah — the mother of Samuel. I Sam. 1:20.
- hijrah — the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution a.d. 622: regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era.
- hoohah — an uproarious commotion.
- hookah — a tobacco pipe of Near Eastern origin with a long, flexible tube by which the smoke is drawn through a jar of water and thus cooled.
- hoorah — to shout “hurrah.”.
- hooyah — (US, military) Official battle yell of the US Navy.
- houdah — (in the East Indies) a seat or platform for one or more persons, commonly with a railing and a canopy, placed on the back of an elephant.
- howdah — (in the East Indies) a seat or platform for one or more persons, commonly with a railing and a canopy, placed on the back of an elephant.
- howrah — a city in W Bengal, in E India, on the Hooghly River opposite Calcutta.
- huppah — a canopy under which the Jewish marriage ceremony is performed.
- hurrah — to shout “hurrah.”.
- huzzah — the exclamation “huzzah.”.
- ibadah — the following of Islamic beliefs and practices
- isaiah — Also called Isaiah of Jerusalem. a Major Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- jahveh — Yahweh.
- jahweh — a name of God, transliterated by scholars from the Tetragrammaton and commonly rendered Jehovah.
- jarrah — a hardwood tree, Eucalyptus marginata, of western Australia.
- jiddah — a port in W Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea: the diplomatic capital of the country; the port of entry for Mecca, 80 km (50 miles) east. Pop: 3 807 000 (2005 est)
- jinnah — Mohammed Ali ("Quaid-i-Azam") 1876–1948, Muslim leader in India: first governor general of Pakistan 1947–48.
- jizyah — the poll tax formerly paid by minority religious groups within the Muslim empire.
- josiah — Also, Douay Bible, Josias [joh-sahy-uh s] /dʒoʊˈsaɪ əs/ (Show IPA). a king of Judah, reigned 640?–609? b.c. II Kings 22.
- jubbah — a long outer garment with long sleeves, worn in Muslim countries.
- ka'bah — a small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca containing a sacred black stone: regarded by Muslims as the House of God and the objective of their pilgrimages.
- kahuna — (in Hawaii) a native medicine man or priest.
- kamahi — a tall New Zealand hardwood tree, Weinmannia racemosa, with pinkish flowers
- karahi — A deep circular vessel resembling a wok, traditionally of cast iron, used in Indian and Pakistani cuisine.
- kasbah — the older, native Arab quarter of a North African city, especially Algiers.
- keblah — kiblah.
- keddah — (in India) an enclosure constructed to ensnare wild elephants.
- kiblah — the point toward which Muslims turn to pray, especially the Kaʿba, or House of God, at Mecca.
- kippah — The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.
- kiswah — a decorative veil draped over the walls of the Kaʿba, now made of black brocade embroidered in gold with inscriptions from the Koran.
- lahars — Plural form of lahar.
- lahnda — a language or group of dialects of Pakistan, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Punjabi
- lahore — a former province in NW British India: now divided between India and Pakistan.
- loofah — Also called dishcloth gourd, rag gourd. any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, of the gourd family, bearing large, elongated fruit. the fruit of such a vine.
- mahala — a female given name.
- mahalo — (Hawaiian English) thank you.
- mahant — A chief priest of a temple or the head of a monastery.
- mahewu — (in South Africa) fermented liquid mealie-meal porridge, used as a stimulant, esp by Black Africans
- mahlab — An aromatic spice made from cherry stones.
- mahler — Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Bohemia.
- mahmal — a litter used in a Muslim ceremony which is carried by a camel
- mahoes — Plural form of mahoe.