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Translingual

Symbol

ara

(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)

The great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).
Synonyms: blue-and-yellow macaw, blue-and-gold macaw

Translations

Ara ararauna, a macaw

Old Tupi: kanindé
Portuguese: arara-canindé (pt) f, canindé m
Russian: cи́не-жёлтый а́ра m (cíne-žóltyj ára)

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.

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

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)

A 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): [ɑˈrɑ]
Hyphenation: a‧ra
Audio: (file)

Noun

ara (definite accusative aranı, plural aralar)

distance in space or time
1. distance (the amount of space between two points)
  - 2019 February 2, 525-ci‎^[1]:
    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^[2]:
    Yazılarının arası uzanıb. Niyə yazmırsınız?
    The interval between [the appearance of] 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
halt, break, temporary cessation
ara vermək ― to come to a halt

Synonym: fasilə
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
(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
(by extension) ability, skills
- 2020 August 4, Azadlıq.org‎^[3]:
  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

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: a‧ra
IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɾaʔ/ [ˈʔa.ɾaʔ]

Noun

arà

envy; jealousy
Synonyms: uri, wili, selos

Derived terms

Bislama

Etymology

From English arrow.

Noun

ara

arrow

Blagar

Noun

ara

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) [ˈa.ɾə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈa.ɾa]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aɾe

Adverb

ara

now (at the present time)

Derived terms

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈara]

Noun

ara m anim

ara

Declension

Declension of ara (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ara	arové
genitive	ary	arů
dative	arovi	arům
accusative	aru	ary
vocative	aro	arové
locative	arovi	arech
instrumental	arou	ary

Related terms

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːra/, [ˈɑːʁɑ]

Noun

ara c (singular definite araen, plural indefinite araer)

macaw (various parrots)

Inflection

Declension of ara

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ara	araen	araer	araerne
genitive	aras	araens	araers	araernes

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ara.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.raː/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: ara

Noun

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

a macaw; any bird of the genus Ara
any of various parrot species of different genera that resemble those of genus Ara

Derived terms

Ese

Noun

ara

Esperanto

Etymology

From aro +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈara]
Rhymes: -ara
Hyphenation: a‧ra

Adjective

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

collective

Finnish

Etymology

From translingual Ara.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑrɑ/, [ˈɑ̝rɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
Hyphenation^(key): ara

Noun

ara

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
accusative	gen.	aran	arat
genitive		aran	arojen arain ^rare
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
accusative	gen.	arani	arani
genitive		arani	arojeni araini ^rare
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
accusative	gen.	arasi	arasi
genitive		arasi	arojesi araisi ^rare
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
accusative	gen.	aramme	aramme
genitive		aramme	arojemme araimme ^rare
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
accusative	gen.	aranne	aranne
genitive		aranne	arojenne arainne ^rare
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
accusative	gen.	aransa	aransa
genitive		aransa	arojensa arainsa ^rare
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

compounds

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi arara.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ʁa/
Audio: (file)

Noun

ara m (plural aras)

macaw

Derived terms

ara rouge

Anagrams

Aar

Fyam

Noun

ara

skull

Galician

Etymology

From Latin ara.

Noun

ara f (plural aras)

altar
Synonym: altar

Gothic

Romanization

ara

Romanization of 𐌰𐍂𐌰

Hiligaynon

Noun

ara

altar stone in a Catholic church

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Ugric *arɜ (“maternal relative”, “mother’s (younger) brother”),^[1] 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.^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɒrɒ]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: ara
Rhymes: -rɒ

Noun

ara (plural arák)

(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

^ Entry #1723 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
^ ara in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

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)

fig (tree or shrub)

Synonyms

tin (“fig”)

Derived terms

ara kelebuk

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)

(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)

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

Irish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ara m (genitive singular ara, nominative plural araí)

charioteer
attendant
1. horseboy
  Synonyms: giolla capaill, giolla eich

Declension

Declension of ara (fourth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	ara	araí
vocative	a ara	a araí
genitive	ara	araí
dative	ara	araí

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an t-ara	na haraí
genitive	an ara	na n-araí
dative	leis an ara don ara	leis na haraí

Etymology 2

From Old Irish arae (“temple”).

Noun

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

(dated) temple (of the forehead)
Synonym: uisinn

Declension

Declension of ara (fourth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	ara	araí
vocative	a ara	a araí
genitive	ara	araí
dative	ara	araí

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an t-ara	na haraí
genitive	an ara	na n-araí
dative	leis an ara don ara	leis na haraí

Feminine declension

Declension of ara (fifth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	ara	aracha
vocative	a ara	a aracha
genitive	arach	aracha
dative	ara	aracha

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an ara	na haracha
genitive	na harach	na n-aracha
dative	leis an ara don ara	leis na haracha

Etymology 3

Interjection

ara!

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

Etymology 4

Noun

ara m (genitive singular ara, nominative plural araí)

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

Declension

Declension of ara (fourth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	ara	araí
vocative	a ara	a araí
genitive	ara	araí
dative	ara	araí

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an t-ara	na haraí
genitive	an ara	na n-araí
dative	leis an ara don ara	leis na haraí

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ara*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ara	n-ara	hara	t-ara

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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)

(historical, Ancient Rome) the base upon which objects were sacrificed to the gods by fire
(poetic) pyre
Synonym: rogo
(literary) altar
Synonym: altare
(by extension) temple
Synonyms: (literary) delubro, tempio

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ara f (plural are)

are, measurement of area (100 square metres)

Derived terms

centiara

Etymology 3

Borrowed from translingual Ara, from Old Tupi ara.

Noun

ara f (plural are)

macaw

Derived terms

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ara

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

Japanese

Romanization

ara

Rōmaji transcription of あら

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 Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.ra/, [ˈäːrä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra/, [ˈäːrä]

Noun

āra f (genitive ārae); first declension

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 [as a] suppliant [worshiper] lay an offering on [my] altars?”
  (Juno is asking herself a rhetorical question.)
sanctuary, refuge
Synonyms: templum, dēlūbrum, sacellum, fānum

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	āra	ārae
genitive	ārae	ārārum
dative	ārae	ārīs
accusative	āram	ārās
ablative	ārā	ārīs
vocative	āra	ārae

References

“ara”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Latvian

Verb

ara

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): [ˈä.rə]

Noun

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

fig (tree or shrub)

Descendants

Indonesian: ara

Maltese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.ra/

Verb

ara

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

path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians)
path (a course taken)
path (a metaphorical course)
path (a method or direction of proceeding)
road (a way for travel)
road (a path in life)
street (paved part of road in a village or a town)
track (beaten path)
track (course; way)
track (path or course laid out for a race or exercise)
track (permanent way; the rails)
way (wide path)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

ara (passive araia or arahia or aratia)

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

third person dual; the two of them

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

blood (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies)

Ngaju

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan.

Noun

ara

name

Occitan

Alternative forms

adara (Gascony)
aüra (Niçard)

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin ad hōram.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Adverb

ara

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

nominative/accusative/genitive plural of ār (“glory; oar”)
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)

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)

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)

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

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ara.

Conjunction

ara (negative arna or arná or arnacon or arnachon)

so that
that (introduces a noun clause)

Synonyms

(so that): co

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

hara

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ra/
Hyphenation: a‧ra

Particle

ara

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

Noun

ara

Alternative spelling of hara (“Ficus”)
Alternative spelling of āhāra (“food”)

Old Norse

Noun

ara

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

Old Tupi

Noun

ara

Misspelling of 'ara.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

ara

Wikipedia ^pl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: a‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish ara.

Noun

ara f

macaw (parrot of genus Ara)

Declension

Declension of ara

	singular	plural
nominative	ara	ary
genitive	ary	ar
dative	arze	arom
accusative	arę	ary
instrumental	arą	arami
locative	arze	arach
vocative	aro	ary

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ara

genitive singular of ar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: a‧ra

Etymology 1

From Latin āra.

Noun

ara f (plural aras)

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ara

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

Etymology 3

Interjection

ara!

(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

path, road, way

References

Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 183
Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[5], 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.

to plough
Synonym: plugări

Conjugation

conjugation of ara (first conjugation, no infix)

number		singular			plural
infinitive			a ara
gerund			arând
past participle			arat
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	ar	ari	ară	arăm	arați	ară
	imperfect	aram	arai	ara	aram	arați	arau
	simple perfect	arai	arași	ară	ararăm	ararăți	arară
	pluperfect	arasem	araseși	arase	araserăm	araserăți	araseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
subjunctive	present	să ar	să ari	să are	să arăm	să arați	să are
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		ară			arați
	negative		nu ara			nu arați

Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French ara, from Old Tupi ara.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra/

Noun

ara m (uncountable)

ara (bird)

Declension

declension of ara (singular only)

	singular
m gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) ara	araul
genitive/dative	(unui) ara	araului
vocative	araule

References

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

Sassarese

Alternative forms

ala (Castelsardo, Sedini)^[1]

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/^[1]

Noun

ara f (plural ari)

wing

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Gallurese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

Southern Ohlone

Conjunction

ara

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)‎^[6], volume IV, Cramoisy Press.

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɾa/ [ˈa.ɾa]
Rhymes: -aɾa
Syllabification: a‧ra

Etymology 1

From Latin āra.

Noun

ara f (plural aras)

altar

Usage notes

Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like ara take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el ara. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al ara, del ara.

These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un ara or una ara. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).

However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor ara, una buena ara.

If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el ara única, un(a) ara buena.
In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.

Etymology 2

Verb

ara

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

Etymology 3

Noun

ara m (plural aras)

(South America) ara (bird)

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

aror

Wikipedia ^sv

en ara [blågul ara (blue-and-yellow macaw)]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ɑːra/
Rhymes: -²ɑːra

Noun

ara c

ara (macaw)
Synonym: arapapegoja

Declension

Declension of ara

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ara	aras
singular	definite	aran	arans
plural	indefinite	aror	arors
plural	definite	arorna	arornas

References

Tahitian

Etymology

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

Noun

ara

path, route, trail

Ternate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈa.ɾa]

Noun

ara

the moon
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

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)

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

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

ara

Definite accusative

arayı

Singular

Plural

Nominative

ara

Definite accusative

Dative

Locative

Ablative

Genitive

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

That which is in between.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ara

second-person singular imperative of aramak

References

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

Venetan

Alternative forms

era

Etymology

From Latin ārea. Compare Italian aia.

Noun

ara f (plural are)

farmyard (courtyard of a farm)

Yoruba

Yoruba phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Etymology 1

Picture dictionary

1= orí, orúwo, orígho 2= ojú 3= ọrùn 4= èjìká 5= àyà 6= idodo, ìwọ́ 7= ikùn, ukù 8= ìbàdí 9= okó 10–14= ẹsẹ̀ 10= itan, 11= orúnkún, eékún, ụkọkọ 12= ojúgun, àgbákòrójú 13= ọrùn-ẹsẹ̀, ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀n-ẹsẹ̀ 14= ẹsẹ̀, ẹ̀tụ̀pá 15–19= apá, aká 16= ìgúnpá, ùgóká, ukókó-uká 18= ọrùn-ọwọ́, ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀n ọọ́ 19= ọwọ́, ọọ́

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

Alternative forms

ارَ
ọra

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.ɾā/

Noun

ara

body

Interjection

ara!

(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

thunder
Synonyms: àpáàrá, àrìrà

Derived terms

ẹdùn àrá (“thunderbolt”)

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.ɾá/

Noun

ará

relative, family, relations, member
people, kin, folk
Ará Ìbàdàn ― The people of Ibadan

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.ɾà/

Noun

àrà

wonder, miracle, spectacle

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.ɾà/

Noun

àrà

style, fashion
Synonym: oge

Zazaki

Noun

ara (c)

breakfast

[1] Entry #1723 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

[2] ara in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

[Maxia2012-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Gallurese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

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singular	first person	ngoah, ngoahi
	second person	koah, koawoa
	third person	ih
dual	first person inclusive	kisa
	first person exclusive	kama
	second person	kamwa
	third person	ara, ira
plural	first person inclusive	kisai
	first person exclusive	kamai
	second person	kamwai
	third person	arai, irai
remote plural	first person inclusive	kihs
	first person exclusive	kimi
	second person	kimwi
	third person	ihr

ara

Translingual

Symbol

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Translations

References

Further reading

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Bislama

Etymology

Noun

Blagar

Noun

References

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

Derived terms

Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

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Danish

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Ese

Noun

Esperanto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Hypernyms

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Fyam

Noun

Galician