AH
abbreviation/ˌeɪ ˈeɪtʃ/
/ˌeɪ ˈeɪtʃ/
(British English) (US English also A.H.)
- used in the Muslim calendar to show a particular number of years since the year when Muhammad left Mecca in AD 622 (from Latin ‘Anno Hegirae’)
- a Koran dated 556 AH
Word Originfrom Latin anno Hegirae.Definitions on the go
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