yah

C2 Topic:Register & Style

pron /jə/ adv /jɑː/ intj /jɑː/ See IPA manual

Homophones

Freq #6940

Meanings

1

pron
a dialect or eye-dialect spelling of you

I told yah I would be back before dark.
2

adv
an informal or dialectal spelling of yes

Yah, I understand what you mean.
3

intj
used to express contempt, derision, or defiance

Yah! You missed the easiest shot.
4

intj
a call used to urge a horse to move faster

The coachman cracked the whip and shouted, "Yah!"

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 pron · a dialect or eye-dialect... you ya

2 adv · an informal or dialectal... yes yeah

3 intj · used to express contempt,... bah

Opposites

no

Word family

Related forms yea yep bah

Etymology

Several uses converge in this spelling. Informal yah meaning "yes" is a pronunciation spelling related to yes and yeah. Dialect yah for "you" is eye dialect reflecting local pronunciation. The derisive interjection is a natural or imitative exclamation recorded in English from the early 17th century; the horse call is another urging exclamation. Hebrew Yah is a separate proper name and is excluded here.

Topics

Register & Style

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# yah

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** pron, adv, intj
**IPA (US):** /jɑː/
**IPA (UK):** /jɑː/
**Frequency rank:** 6940

## Meanings
1. a dialect or eye-dialect spelling of you
2. an informal or dialectal spelling of yes
3. used to express contempt, derision, or defiance
4. a call used to urge a horse to move faster

## Examples
- I told yah I would be back before dark.
- Yah, I understand what you mean.
- Yah! You missed the easiest shot.
- The coachman cracked the whip and shouted, "Yah!"

## Synonyms
- you
- ya
- yes
- yeah

## Antonyms
- no

## Related Forms
- yea
- yep
- bah

## Etymology
Several uses converge in this spelling. Informal yah meaning "yes" is a pronunciation spelling related to yes and yeah. Dialect yah for "you" is eye dialect reflecting local pronunciation. The derisive interjection is a natural or imitative exclamation recorded in English from the early 17th century; the horse call is another urging exclamation. Hebrew Yah is a separate proper name and is excluded here.

## Topics
- Register & Style

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