Ἂ ἄ

ah! ah!

Translated by Anne Mahoney · 9 Nov 1999 · Vetting: high · 10 revisions

Translation

In Aristophanes an adverb accompanying surprise and command. "Ah! ah! Don't get that torch near me!"¹
'Ah! ah!' must be read separately, not elided; and they both have smooth breathing.². For if they were read together as one word, there would be no need of two accent marks.³ "Ah" marks surprise, but "ha ha" is for awe, as Agathias says in the Epigrams: "ha, a very daring wax it was that formed..."⁴
Aab.⁵

Greek original

Betacode

Notes (4)

[1] Aristophanes, Plutus [Wealth] 1052 (web address 1). The first sentence is derived from scholia to this passage, and this may also be true of the rest of the entry.
2That is, it is "ah! ah!", not "ha! ha!" A difference registered in Greek by the orientation of a small breathing mark that is easily reversed in transcription, especially since by the time the Suda was compiled the initial 'h' had ceased to be pronounced. ↩
3i.e. a)\ a)/ is two words, a)a/ would be one. ↩
4Greek Anthology 1.34.2; again (with slight variations) at mu 389 and sigma 664. ↩
5This gloss-less addendum is actually a separate entry that occurs only in ms S. (In Adler's numbering system this is designated alpha 1b, while the main entry is alpha 1a.) Apparently this is a reference to the Hebrew month of Av, attested with this Greek spelling only in Joannes Lydus, De mensibus 3.22.

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External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from (1)

α2Ἀαγέςunbroken, unbreakable

Neighbours in Adler order

α1Ἂ ἄah! ah!α2Ἀαγέςunbroken, unbreakable α3Ἀαδεῖνto disturb α4Ἀάλιονundisciplined

Revisions (10)

5 Aug 2013Catharine Rothupgraded link
16 Dec 2011David Whiteheadtweaks
22 Mar 2008Catharine Rothcoding, typo
22 Mar 2008Jennifer Benedicttypo
19 Aug 2007William Huttonmodified translation, rearranged layout, added note and link, set status
9 Apr 2007David Whiteheadaugmented notes and keywords; cosmetics
9 Feb 2001David Whiteheadadded note and keywords; cosmetics
26 Sep 2000Ross Scaife ✝raised vetting status
9 Nov 1999Anne Mahoneytranslated

Translation

Notes (4)

[1] Aristophanes, Plutus [Wealth] 1052 (web address 1). The first sentence is derived from scholia to this passage, and this may also be true of the rest of the entry.

2That is, it is "ah! ah!", not "ha! ha!" A difference registered in Greek by the orientation of a small breathing mark that is easily reversed in transcription, especially since by the time the Suda was compiled the initial 'h' had ceased to be pronounced. ↩

3i.e. a)\ a)/ is two words, a)a/ would be one. ↩

4Greek Anthology 1.34.2; again (with slight variations) at mu 389 and sigma 664. ↩

5This gloss-less addendum is actually a separate entry that occurs only in ms S. (In Adler's numbering system this is designated alpha 1b, while the main entry is alpha 1a.) Apparently this is a reference to the Hebrew month of Av, attested with this Greek spelling only in Joannes Lydus, De mensibus 3.22.