ara

Translingual

Symbol

ara

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Arabic.

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Tupi arara (“macaw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.ɹə/

Noun

ara (plural aras)

1. The great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).

Translations

References

• “ara”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “ara”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Further reading

• Ara ararauna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ara ararauna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Dzongkha ཨ་རག་ (a rag), ultimately from Arabic عرق (ʕaraq). Doublet of arak.

Alternative forms

• arag
• arra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɹ.ə/

Noun

ara

1. A traditional alcoholic beverage consumed in Bhutan, made from rice, maize, millet, or wheat, either fermented or distilled. The beverage is usually a clear, creamy, or white color.

Etymology 3

From Japanese あら (ara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹə/

Noun

ara (countable and uncountable, plural aras)

1. The saw-edged perch, Niphon spinosus.
   • 1884, Johannes Justus Rein, Japan: Travels and Researches Undertaken at the Cost of the Prussian Government, page 192:

     Among the species which are met with on every coast, and during the whole year, are especially [...] the Ara (Niphon Spinosus Schl.), which frequents the coast of Yezo in particular, as is indicated by its other name , Matsumaye-ara. The many-membered genus of the saw-perches (Serranus) which inhabits all tropical and subtropical seas, […]

Anagrams

• AAR, Aar, RAA

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Common Turkic *āra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: a‧ra

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

ara (definite accusative aranı, plural aralar)

1. distance in space or time
   1. distance (the amount of space between two points)
      • 2019 February 2, 525-ci‎:

        Kim deyə bilər ki, Moskva ilə Bakının arası üç min kilometrdir?

        Who could tell that the distance between Moscow and Baku is three thousand kilometers?

      Synonym: məsafə

   2. space (a chiefly empty area or volume with set limits or boundaries)
      • 2008, Naxçıvan abidələri ensiklopediyası, page 42:

        Divarlar yanlarda iri daşlardan tikilmiş, onların arası isə kiçik həcmli qaya parçalan ilə doldurulmuşdur.

        The walls are built of large stones on the sides, and the space between them is filled with small pieces of rock.

   3. gap (distance in time)
   4. interval, frequency (a repeated and equal distance in space or time between several objects or events)
      • 2010 September 25, Hafta.az:

        Əvvəllər mədəniyyət işçiləri Çilov adasına tez-tez gəlib biz neftçilərlə görüşər, maraqlı konsert proqramları ilə çıxış edərdilər. [...] 1986-cı ildən bir müddət belə konsertlərin, görüşlərin arası səngidi.

        In the past, cultural workers often came to Chilov Island to meet with oil workers and give interesting concerts. For some time since 1986, the frequency of such concerts and meetings dimished.

      • 2009 July 23, faktxeber.com‎:

        Yazılarının arası uzanıb. Niyə yazmırsınız?

        The interval between your texts has become longer. Why are you not writing?

   5. while (an uncertain duration of time, a period of time)

      Uzun bir ara keçdi. ― A long while passed.

      uzun bir aradan sonra ― after a long while

2. halt, break, temporary cessation

   ara vermək ― to come to a halt

   Synonym: fasilə

3. a (long) succession, sequence (of events)
   • 1991 April 11, Azərbaycan Respublikasının Ədliyyə Nazirliyi Hüquqi aktların vahid elektron bazası:

     Мухтар вилајәтдә террорчулуг әмәлләринин арасы кәсилмир, нәтиҹәдә һәрби гуллугчулар вә динҹ сакинләр зәрәр чәкирләр.

     Muxtar vilayətdə terrorçuluq əməllərinin arası kəsilmir, nəticədə hərbi qulluqçular və dinc sakinlər zərər çəkirlər.

     Terrorist acts keep occurring in the autonomous region, resulting in casualties among servicemen and civilians.

     (literally, “the sequence of terrorist acts does not cease ”)

   arası kəsilməmək ― to have no end, to never halt, to keep occurring frequently

   Synonyms: ard, ardı-arası

4. (figurative) relationship, relation, attitude
   1. relationship (a way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other)

      Onların arası yaxşı deyil. ― They do not get along well. (literally, “Their relationship is not good.”)

   2. view, opinion (liking/approval or disliking/disapproval)

      Araqla aran necədir? ― Do you like vodka? (literally, “What is your view on vodka?”)

   Synonym: münasibət

5. (by extension) ability, skills
   • 2020 August 4, Azadlıq.org‎:

     Bu, planlaşdırmaqla çox da arası olmayan insanlar üçün yaxşı məsləhətdir.

     This is a good advice for people who are not too good at planning.

     (literally, “ people who don't have that much of skills of planning”)

Declension

Declension of ara
	singular	plural
nominative	ara	aralar
definite accusative	aranı	araları
dative	araya	aralara
locative	arada	aralarda
ablative	aradan	aralardan
definite genitive	aranın	araların

Possessive forms of ara
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	aram	aralarım
sənin (“your”)	aran	araların
onun (“his/her/its”)	arası	araları
bizim (“our”)	aramız	aralarımız
sizin (“your”)	aranız	aralarınız
onların (“their”)	arası or araları	araları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	aramı	aralarımı
sənin (“your”)	aranı	aralarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	arasını	aralarını
bizim (“our”)	aramızı	aralarımızı
sizin (“your”)	aranızı	aralarınızı
onların (“their”)	arasını or aralarını	aralarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	arama	aralarıma
sənin (“your”)	arana	aralarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	arasına	aralarına
bizim (“our”)	aramıza	aralarımıza
sizin (“your”)	aranıza	aralarınıza
onların (“their”)	arasına or aralarına	aralarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	aramda	aralarımda
sənin (“your”)	aranda	aralarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	arasında	aralarında
bizim (“our”)	aramızda	aralarımızda
sizin (“your”)	aranızda	aralarınızda
onların (“their”)	arasında or aralarında	aralarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	aramdan	aralarımdan
sənin (“your”)	arandan	aralarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	arasından	aralarından
bizim (“our”)	aramızdan	aralarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	aranızdan	aralarınızdan
onların (“their”)	arasından or aralarından	aralarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	aramın	aralarımın
sənin (“your”)	aranın	aralarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	arasının	aralarının
bizim (“our”)	aramızın	aralarımızın
sizin (“your”)	aranızın	aralarınızın
onların (“their”)	arasının or aralarının	aralarının

Derived terms

Further reading

• “ara” in Obastan.com.

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ra
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɾaʔ/,

Noun

arà

1. envy; jealousy

   Synonyms: uri, wili, selos

Derived terms

Bislama

Etymology

From English arrow.

Noun

ara

1. arrow

Blagar

Noun

ara

1. pan

References

• Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 172

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ad hōram. Compare Occitan ara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾe

Adverb

ara

1. now (at the present time)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “ara” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ara”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “ara” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ara” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

ara m anim

1. ara

Declension

Related terms

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːra/,

Noun

ara c (singular definite araen, plural indefinite araer)

1. macaw (various parrots)

Inflection

Further reading

• “ara” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “ara” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
• ara on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.raː/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ara

Noun

ara m (plural ara's, diminutive araatje n)

1. A macaw; any bird of the genus Ara
2. Any of various parrot species of different genera that resemble those of genus Ara

Derived terms

Further reading

• Ara (geslacht) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Ese

Noun

ara

1. house; building
2. village
3. (anatomy) placenta

Esperanto

Etymology

From aro +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ara
• Hyphenation: a‧ra

Adjective

ara (accusative singular aran, plural araj, accusative plural arajn)

1. collective

Finnish

Etymology

From translingual Ara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ra

Noun

ara

1. macaw (various parrots of the genus Ara and some closely related genera)

Declension

Inflection of ara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		ara	arat
genitive		aran	arojen
partitive		araa	aroja
illative		araan	aroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ara	arat
accusative	nom.	ara	arat
	gen.	aran
genitive		aran	arojen arainrare
partitive		araa	aroja
inessive		arassa	aroissa
elative		arasta	aroista
illative		araan	aroihin
adessive		aralla	aroilla
ablative		aralta	aroilta
allative		aralle	aroille
essive		arana	aroina
translative		araksi	aroiksi
abessive		aratta	aroitta
instructive		—	aroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arani arani accusative nom. arani arani gen. arani genitive arani arojeni arainirare partitive araani arojani inessive arassani aroissani elative arastani aroistani illative araani aroihini adessive arallani aroillani ablative araltani aroiltani allative aralleni aroilleni essive aranani aroinani translative arakseni aroikseni abessive arattani aroittani instructive — — comitative — aroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arasi arasi accusative nom. arasi arasi gen. arasi genitive arasi arojesi araisirare partitive araasi arojasi inessive arassasi aroissasi elative arastasi aroistasi illative araasi aroihisi adessive arallasi aroillasi ablative araltasi aroiltasi allative arallesi aroillesi essive aranasi aroinasi translative araksesi aroiksesi abessive arattasi aroittasi instructive — — comitative — aroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aramme aramme accusative nom. aramme aramme gen. aramme genitive aramme arojemme araimmerare partitive araamme arojamme inessive arassamme aroissamme elative arastamme aroistamme illative araamme aroihimme adessive arallamme aroillamme ablative araltamme aroiltamme allative arallemme aroillemme essive aranamme aroinamme translative araksemme aroiksemme abessive arattamme aroittamme instructive — — comitative — aroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aranne aranne accusative nom. aranne aranne gen. aranne genitive aranne arojenne arainnerare partitive araanne arojanne inessive arassanne aroissanne elative arastanne aroistanne illative araanne aroihinne adessive arallanne aroillanne ablative araltanne aroiltanne allative arallenne aroillenne essive arananne aroinanne translative araksenne aroiksenne abessive arattanne aroittanne instructive — — comitative — aroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aransa aransa accusative nom. aransa aransa gen. aransa genitive aransa arojensa arainsarare partitive araansa arojaan arojansa inessive arassaan arassansa aroissaan aroissansa elative arastaan arastansa aroistaan aroistansa illative araansa aroihinsa adessive arallaan arallansa aroillaan aroillansa ablative araltaan araltansa aroiltaan aroiltansa allative aralleen arallensa aroilleen aroillensa essive aranaan aranansa aroinaan aroinansa translative arakseen araksensa aroikseen aroiksensa abessive arattaan arattansa aroittaan aroittansa instructive — — comitative — aroineen aroinensa

Hypernyms

• papukaija

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi arara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʁa/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

ara m (plural aras)

1. macaw

Further reading

• “ara”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Anagrams

• Aar

Fyam

Noun

ara

1. skull

Galician

Etymology

From Latin ara.

Noun

ara f (plural aras)

1. altar

   Synonym: altar

Gothic

Romanization

ara

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍂𐌰

Hiligaynon

Noun

ara

1. altar stone in a Catholic church

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Ugric *arɜ (“maternal relative”, “mother’s (younger) brother”), probably a Proto-Iranian borrowing, compare Avestan 𐬠𐬭𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (brātar), Ossetian ӕрвадӕ (ærvadæ, “brother”). The ending -a in Hungarian may be a diminutive or a third-person singular possessive suffix. It gained its current meaning during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ara
• Rhymes: -rɒ

Noun

ara (plural arák)

1. (literary) bride

   Synonyms: menyasszony, (archaic) mátka

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	ara	arák
accusative	arát	arákat
dative	arának	aráknak
instrumental	arával	arákkal
causal-final	aráért	arákért
translative	arává	arákká
terminative	aráig	arákig
essive-formal	araként	arákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	arában	arákban
superessive	arán	arákon
adessive	aránál	aráknál
illative	arába	arákba
sublative	arára	arákra
allative	arához	arákhoz
elative	arából	arákból
delative	aráról	arákról
ablative	arától	aráktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	aráé	aráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	aráéi	arákéi

Possessive forms of ara
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	arám	aráim
2nd person sing.	arád	aráid
3rd person sing.	arája	arái
1st person plural	aránk	aráink
2nd person plural	arátok	aráitok
3rd person plural	arájuk	aráik

References

Further reading

• ara in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• ara in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈara/
• Rhymes: -ara, -ra, -a
• Hyphenation: ara

Etymology 1

From Malay ara, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀa.

Noun

ara (first-person possessive araku, second-person possessive aramu, third-person possessive aranya)

1. fig (tree or shrub)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ara (first-person possessive araku, second-person possessive aramu, third-person possessive aranya)

1. (dialectal) dear call for girls

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ara (first-person possessive araku, second-person possessive aramu, third-person possessive aranya)

1. (zoology) green figbird, Timor figbird (Sphecotheres viridis).

Further reading

• “ara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ara m (“charioteer; messenger, attendant”).

Noun

ara m (genitive singular ara, nominative plural araí)

1. charioteer
2. attendant
   1. horseboy

      Synonyms: giolla capaill, giolla eich

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ara (“temple”).

Noun

ara m or f (genitive singular ara or arach, nominative plural araí or aracha)

1. (dated) temple (of the forehead)

   Synonym: uisinn

Declension

Feminine declension

Etymology 3

Interjection

ara!

1. Alternative form of arú (“Ah! No! So! Indeed!”)

Etymology 4

Noun

ara m (genitive singular ara, nominative plural araí)

1. Alternative form of earra (“goods; ware, merchandise; article of trade, commodity; accoutrement(s), trappings; apparel; article, thing”)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ara	n-ara	hara	t-ara
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ara”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 ara (‘charioteer’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ara (‘temple (of the forehead)’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “ara” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Hyphenation: à‧ra

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin āra, from Old Latin āsa, from Proto-Italic *āzā (“altar”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHsh₂- (“hearth, fireplace”), derived from the root *h₂eHs- (“to burn; hearth”).

Noun

ara f (plural are)

1. (historical, Ancient Rome) the base upon which objects were sacrificed to the gods by fire
2. (poetic) pyre

   Synonym: rogo

3. (literary) altar

   Synonym: altare

4. (by extension) temple

   Synonyms: (literary) delubro, tempio

Further reading

• ara¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French are, from Latin ārea. Doublet of area and aia.

Noun

ara f (plural are)

1. are, measurement of area (100 square metres)

Derived terms

• centiara

Further reading

• ara² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

Borrowed from translingual Ara, from Old Tupi ara.

Noun

ara f (plural are)

1. macaw

Derived terms

• ara ambigua
• ara di cuba
• ara glauca

Further reading

• ara³ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ara

1. inflection of arare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Etymology

From Old Latin āsa, from Proto-Italic *āzā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-. Cognate with Sanskrit ā́sa (“ashes”) and English ash.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.ra/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra/,

Noun

āra f (genitive ārae); first declension

1. altar
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.48–49:

     “ Et quisquam nūmen Iūnōnis adōret
     praetereā, aut supplex ārīs impōnet honōrem?”

     “And would anyone adore the divinity of Juno afterward, or suppliant lay an offering on altars?”
     (Juno is asking herself a rhetorical question.)

2. sanctuary, refuge

   Synonyms: templum, dēlūbrum, sacellum, fānum

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	āra	ārae
Genitive	ārae	ārārum
Dative	ārae	ārīs
Accusative	āram	ārās
Ablative	ārā	ārīs
Vocative	āra	ārae

Latvian

Verb

ara

1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of art

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ara/
• Rhymes: -ara, -ra, -a
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key):

Noun

ara (Jawi spelling ارا, plural ara-ara, informal 1st possessive araku, 2nd possessive aramu, 3rd possessive aranya)

1. fig (tree or shrub)

Descendants

• Indonesian: ara

Further reading

• “ara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.ra/

Verb

ara

1. singular imperative of ra

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *sala, from Proto-Oceanic *salan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan (compare with Malay jalan), from Proto-Austronesian *zalan (compare with Tagalog daan).

Noun

ara

1. path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians)
2. path (a course taken)
3. path (a metaphorical course)
4. path (a method or direction of proceeding)
5. road (a way for travel)
6. road (a path in life)
7. street (paved part of road in a village or a town)
8. track (beaten path)
9. track (course; way)
10. track (path or course laid out for a race or exercise)
11. track (permanent way; the rails)
12. way (wide path)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qara, from Proto-Central Pacific *qadra.

Verb

ara (passive araia or arahia or aratia)

1. to rise up, awake, arise, revive

   Nā tētahi nūpepa te kōrero inatata nei kei te ara mai anō te reo Māori.

   Just recently a newspaper reported that the Māori language is reviving.

References

• “ara” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mokilese

Alternative forms

• ira

Pronoun

ara

1. third person dual; the two of them

See also

Nauruan

Etymology

From Pre-Nauruan *řaa, from Proto-Micronesian *caa, from Proto-Oceanic *draʀaq, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian *daʀaq.

Noun

ara

1. blood (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies)

Ngaju

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan.

Noun

ara

1. name

Occitan

Alternative forms

• adara (Gascony)
• aüra (Niçard)

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin ad hōram.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Adverb

ara

1. now

Derived terms

References

• Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 28.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːrɑ/

Noun

āra pl

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of ār (“glory; oar”)
2. genitive plural of ār (“ore; messenger”)

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈara/

Etymology 1

Univerbation of ar (“for (the sake of), because of”) +‎ a (“the”, neuter accusative singular)

Article

ara (triggers eclipsis)

1. for (the sake of) the, because of the (neuter accusative singular)

Etymology 2

Univerbation of ar (“for (the sake of), because of”) +‎ a (“his/her/their”)

Determiner

ara (‘his’ and ‘its’ trigger lenition, ‘her’ triggers /h/-prothesis, ‘their’ triggers eclipsis)

1. for (the sake of) his/her/its/their, because of his/her/its/their

Etymology 3

ar (“for (the sake of), because of”) +‎ -a (relative pronoun)

Pronoun

ara· (triggers lenition in direct relative clauses and eclipsis in indirect relative clauses)

1. for (the sake of) whom/which, because of whom/which

Conjunction

ara (negative arna or arná or arnacon or arnachon)

1. so that

   Synonym: co

   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 14^c2a

     Gigeste-si Día linn ara·fulsam ar fochidi.

     You pl will pray to God for us so that we may endure our sufferings.

   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 14^d17

     coní·árim-se peccad libsi uili, ꝉ ara·tart-sa fortacht dúibsi, arnap trom fuirib for n‑oínur

     so that I may not count sin with you all, or so that I may give aid to you lest it be heavy on you by yourselves

2. that (introduces a noun clause)
   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 51^a18

     In tan imme·romastar són nach noíb, ara cuintea dílgud Dé isind aimsir sin.

     That is, when any saint sins, that he may seek the forgiveness of God at that time.

   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 53^b27

     Foilsigidir són ⁊ do·adbat nertad coitchen do chách .i. ara·ngé cách Día amal dund·rigni-som ⁊ rond·cechladar […]

     He reveals this and shows a common exhortation to everyone, i.e. that everyone should pray to God as he did, and that he will hear him

Further reading

• Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2003) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 898

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

• hara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ra/
• Hyphenation: a‧ra

Particle

ara

1. Alternative spelling of hara (“emphatic particle in address”)

Noun

ara

1. Alternative spelling of hara (“Ficus”)
2. Alternative spelling of āhāra (“food”)

Further reading

• P. J. Zoetmulder (1982) Old Javanese-English dictionary‎, 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, →ISBN, →OCLC

Old Norse

Noun

ara

1. inflection of ari:
   1. accusative/dative/genitive singular
   2. accusative/genitive plural

Old Tupi

Noun

ara

1. Misspelling of 'ara.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: a‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish ara.

Noun

ara f

1. macaw (parrot of genus Ara)

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ara

1. genitive singular of ar

Further reading

• ara in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ara in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ra

Etymology 1

From Latin āra.

Noun

ara f (plural aras)

1. any altar for sacrifices
2. (Catholicism) the altar stone: the stone covered by the corporal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ara

1. inflection of arar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Verb

ara!

1. (Brazil, dialectal, Caipira) Expression of dismay, discontentment or surprise.

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hala. Cognates include Hawaiian ala and Maori ara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾa/
• Hyphenation: a‧ra

Noun

ara

1. path, road, way

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 183
• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 505

Romanian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin arāre, present active infinitive of arō, from Proto-Italic *araō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti (“to plough”), from the root *h₂erh₃-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈra/

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

a ara (third-person singular present ară, past participle arat) 1st conj.

1. to plough

   Synonym: plugări

Conjugation

Related terms

• arat
• arător
• arătură

See also

• plug

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French ara, from Old Tupi ara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra/

Noun

ara m (uncountable)

1. ara (bird)

Declension

See also

• cacadu
• jaco, iaco
• kakapo
• kea
• lori
• papagal
• peruș

References

• ara in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Sassarese

Alternative forms

• ala (Castelsardo, Sedini)

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin āla, from earlier *axla, from axis, from Proto-Italic *aksis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”).

Pronunciation

• (Turritan) IPA^(key): /ˈara/

Noun

ara f (plural ari)

1. wing

References

Southern Ohlone

Conjunction

ara

1. and

References

• Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta (1861) Grammar of the Mutsun language, spoken at the Mission of San Juan Bautista, Alta California (Shea’s Library of American Linguistics)‎, volume IV, Cramoisy Press.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾa/
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: a‧ra

Etymology 1

From Latin āra.

Noun

ara f (plural aras)

1. altar

Usage notes

• Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like this one regularly take the singular articles el and un, usually reserved for masculine nouns.

  el ara, un ara

• They maintain the usual feminine singular articles la and una if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun.

Etymology 2

Verb

ara

1. inflection of arar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Noun

ara m (plural aras)

1. (South America) ara (bird)

Further reading

• “ara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑːra/
• Rhymes: -²ɑːra

Noun

ara c

1. ara (macaw)

Declension

Declension of ara
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ara	aran	aror	arorna
Genitive	aras	arans	arors	arornas

Synonyms

• arapapegoja

References

• ara in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hala. Cognates include Hawaiian ala, Maori ara, Samoan ala, Rapa Nui ara.

Noun

ara

1. path, route, trail

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Tidore ora (“moon”) and possibly West Makian odo (“moon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

ara

1. the moon
2. calendar

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ.ˈɾɑ/

Etymology 1

Noun

ara

1. singular dative of ar

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آرا (ara), from Proto-Turkic *hār- (“split, divide, cleave in twain”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰺𐰀 (r¹a /⁠āra⁠/).

Noun

ara (definite accusative arayı, plural aralar)

1. space or time between two things
2. (theater, music) interval, entr'acte, interlude
3. (sports, military) distance between two people in a line formation, e.g elbow, arm, double arm etc.
4. (sports) half-time, time-out
5. midst

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	ara
Definite accusative	arayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ara	aralar
Definite accusative	arayı	araları
Dative	araya	aralara
Locative	arada	aralarda
Ablative	aradan	aralardan
Genitive	aranın	araların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular aram aralarım 2nd singular aran araların 3rd singular arası araları 1st plural aramız aralarımız 2nd plural aranız aralarınız 3rd plural araları araları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular aramı aralarımı 2nd singular aranı aralarını 3rd singular arasını aralarını 1st plural aramızı aralarımızı 2nd plural aranızı aralarınızı 3rd plural aralarını aralarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular arama aralarıma 2nd singular arana aralarına 3rd singular arasına aralarına 1st plural aramıza aralarımıza 2nd plural aranıza aralarınıza 3rd plural aralarına aralarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular aramda aralarımda 2nd singular aranda aralarında 3rd singular arasında aralarında 1st plural aramızda aralarımızda 2nd plural aranızda aralarınızda 3rd plural aralarında aralarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular aramdan aralarımdan 2nd singular arandan aralarından 3rd singular arasından aralarından 1st plural aramızdan aralarımızdan 2nd plural aranızdan aralarınızdan 3rd plural aralarından aralarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular aramın aralarımın 2nd singular aranın aralarının 3rd singular arasının aralarının 1st plural aramızın aralarımızın 2nd plural aranızın aralarınızın 3rd plural aralarının aralarının

Derived terms

Adjective

ara

1. That which is in between.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ara

1. second-person singular imperative of aramak

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ara”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Venetian

Alternative forms

• era

Etymology

From Latin ārea. Compare Italian aia.

Noun

ara f (plural are)

1. farmyard (courtyard of a farm)

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Picture dictionary
1= orí 2= ojú 3= ọrùn 4= èjìká 5= àyà 6= ìdodo 7= ikùn, inú 9= okó 10-14= ẹsẹ̀ 10= itan 11= orúnkún, eékún 12= ojúgun 13= ọrùn ẹsẹ̀ 14= ẹsẹ̀ 15-19= apá 16= ìgúnpá 18= ọrùn ọwọ́ 19= ọwọ́

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-la, cognates include Igala ọ́la.

Alternative forms

• ارَ
• ọra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾā/

Noun

ara

1. body

Interjection

ara!

1. (Ekiti) hello

   Synonyms: okun, ọra

Derived terms

• ìn ara

Notes

• This greeting in Sense 2 is used only among southern speakers of the Ekiti dialect, including speakers of the Akure dialect

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic رَعْد (raʕd).

Alternative forms

• ààrá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɾá/

Noun

àrá

1. thunder

   Synonyms: àpáàrá, àrìrà

Derived terms

• ẹdùn àrá (“thunderbolt”)

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• irá (Ilajẹ)
• iá (Ondo)
• ịrá (Ekiti)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾá/

Noun

ará

1. relative, family, relations, member
2. people, kin, folk

   Ará Ìbàdàn ― The people of Ibadan

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɾà/

Noun

àrà

1. wonder, miracle, spectacle

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɾà/

Noun

àrà

1. style, fashion

   Synonym: oge

Zazaki

Noun

ara (c)

1. breakfast