Standard Lemma guide

nah

intj · name · phrase · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • [næː]
  • [nɑː]
  • [naː]
  • [nẽː]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æ
  • rhymes with -ɑː
  • CMU ARPABET: N AA1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

No.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Qualifier: also African-American Vernacular

Examples

  • Nah, I'd win.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: naw

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

here! (when giving something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Manglish, Singlish

Examples

  • Nah, take this.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Abbreviation of Nahuatl.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

phrase

Meaning 4

Initialism of no assholes here; used as a response to AITA (“am I the asshole?”) to indicate that the speaker believes that no parties involved are assholes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: Reddit slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Colloquial/unarticulated form of no + -uh. Compare yeah = yes + -uh.

Borrowed from Malay nah. Unrelated to nah mean.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: yox — no
  • Dutch: welnee — no
  • Finnish: nääh — no
  • Finnish: nää — no
  • Finnish: njää — no
  • Finnish: njääh — no
  • French: nan — no
  • German: ne — no
  • German: nee — no
  • German: nö — no
  • Hebrew: לא — no
  • Icelandic: neibb — no
  • Japanese: ううん — no
  • Portuguese: nem — no
  • Portuguese: ná — no
  • Portuguese: nã — no
  • Russian: нет (net) — no
  • Spanish: nah — no
  • Swedish: nä — no