6-letter words containing ah
- mahout — the keeper or driver of an elephant, especially in India and the East Indies.
- mahren — German name of Moravia.
- mahzor — a Jewish prayer book designed for use on festivals and holy days.
- makkah — Mecca (def 1).
- manoah — the father of Samson. Judges 13.
- mappah — a body of Ashkenazic-oriented commentaries on the Shulhan Arukh, written by the Polish Talmudic scholar Moses Isserles (c1520–72) and incorporated by him into the code.
- matsah — matzo
- matzah — matzo.
- mikvah — a ritual bath to which Orthodox Jews are traditionally required to go on certain occasions, as before the Sabbath and after each menstrual period, to cleanse and purify themselves.
- minhah — the daily Jewish religious service conducted in the afternoon.
- mizrah — a decorative figure, usually bearing an inscription, that is hung on the eastern wall in Jewish homes or synagogues to indicate the direction to face in prayer.
- mollah — mullah.
- moolah — money.
- mootah — (US, slang) Marijuana.
- moriah — a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- moryah — an exclamation of annoyance, disbelief, etc
- mowrah — mahua.
- mullah — (in Islamic countries) a title of respect for a person who is learned in, teaches, or expounds the sacred law.
- mynahs — Plural form of mynah.
- navaho — a member of the principal tribe of the southern division of the Athabaskan stock of North American Indians, located in New Mexico and Arizona, and now constituting the largest tribal group in the U.S.
- neenah — a city in E Wisconsin.
- neilah — the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- niggah — Alternative spelling of nigga.
- noahic — of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time.
- nullah — an intermittent watercourse.
- numdah — (in South Asia and the Middle East) an embroidered rug or carpet made of felt or coarse woolen cloth.
- numnah — A pad, typically made of sheepskin or foam, that is placed under a saddle.
- obeahs — Plural form of obeah.
- offiah — Martin. born 1965, English Rugby League football player: scored 26 tries in 33 matches for Great Britain (1988–1994)
- oompah — a repetitious bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses.
- pahang — a state in Malaysia, on the SE Malay Peninsula. 13,820 sq. mi. (35,794 sq. km). Capital: Kuantan.
- pahari — one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- pakahi — acid land that is unsuitable for cultivation
- pallah — an impala
- pardah — the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.
- pariah — an outcast.
- peahen — the female peafowl.
- pisgah — Mount, a mountain ridge of ancient Moab, now in Jordan, NE of the Dead Sea: from its summit (Mt. Nebo) Moses viewed the Promised Land. Deut. 34:1.
- poobah — Pooh Bah.
- prutah — a former aluminum coin of Israel, the thousandth part of a pound.
- punkah — (especially in India) a fan, especially a large, swinging, screenlike fan hung from the ceiling and moved by a servant or by machinery.
- purdah — the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.
- quahog — an edible clam, Venus (Mercenaria) mercenaria, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast, having a relatively thick shell.
- quanah — (Quanah Parker) 1845?–1911, Comanche leader.
- rabbah — the ancient Biblical capital of the Ammonite kingdom east of the Jordan River.
- rahman — Prince Abdul [ahb-dool] /ˈɑb dul/ (Show IPA), 1903–90, Malayan political leader: prime minister of Malaya 1957–63; premier of Malaysia 1963–70.
- rahway — a city in NE New Jersey.
- raqqah — a city in N Syria on the north bank of the Euphrates, inhabited since antiquity: captured by Islamic State in 2013. Pop: 220 488 (2004)
- rupiah — an aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Indonesia, equal to 100 sen. Abbreviation: Rp.
- sahara — a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km).