Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
arra. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
arra, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
arra in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
arra you have here. The definition of the word
arra will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
arra, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Noun
arra (uncountable)
- Alternative form of ara (“Bhutanese alcoholic beverage”)
Anagrams
Basque
Noun
arra inan
- span
Hungarian
Etymology
az + -ra
Pronunciation
Pronoun
arra
- sublative singular of az
Determiner
arra
- sublative singular of az
- Tedd a virágot arra az asztalra. ― Put the flowers on that table.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with ara (“bride”).
Adverb
arra (comparative arrább or arrébb, superlative legarrább or legarrébb)
- that way, in that direction, on that route
- Synonym: arrafelé
- Coordinate terms: amarra, erre, emerre
- Merre repült a madár? – Arra. ― “Which way did the bird fly?” “That way.”
- in that area, around that neighborhood
- Synonym: arrafelé
- Coordinate terms: amarra, erre, emerre
Further reading
- arra 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
- arra in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Italian
Etymology
From Latin arra.
Pronunciation
Noun
arra f (uncountable)
- (literary) deposit, pledge
Derived terms
Anagrams
Linngithigh
Noun
arra
- stomach
- womb
Maltese
Etymology
Unknown. Compare Moroccan Arabic أرى (ʔarra, “giddyup”) and Italian arri.
Pronunciation
Interjection
arra
- giddyup
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
arra n
- definite plural of arr
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
arra n
- definite plural of arr
Swedish
Etymology
Clipping of arrangera. Attested since the 1980s.
Verb
arra (present arrar, preterite arrade, supine arrat, imperative arra)
- (informal) arrange, set up
Conjugation
Conjugation of arra (weak)
References