ара
Bashkir
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *āra (“space or interval between two objects”).[1] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰺𐰀 (āra), Uzbek ora (“the space between, interval”), Turkish ara (“interval”), Yakut аара (aara, “on the way, while traveling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɑˈɾa]
- Hyphenation: а‧ра
Noun
ара • (ara)
- the space in between two objects; interval, gap
- distance
- Өйгә тиклем ике саҡрымдай ара бар.
- Öygə tiklem ike saqrımday ara bar.
- It is a distance of about two kilometers to home.
- time interval, period of time, span of time
- relations, relationship
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ара (ara) | аралар (aralar) |
| definite genitive | араның (aranıñ) | араларҙың (aralarźıñ) |
| dative | араға (arağa) | араларға (aralarğa) |
| definite accusative | араны (aranı) | араларҙы (aralarźı) |
| locative | арала (arala) | араларҙа (aralarźa) |
| ablative | аранан (aranan) | араларҙан (aralarźan) |
Derived terms
- арауыҡ (arawıq, “space”)
References
- ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*(i)āra”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill.
Chechen
Adverb
ара • (ara)
Chuvash
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ede, *ide. Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (idi).
Noun
ара • (ara) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural арасем)
Kazakh
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *ārï (“bee”).
Noun
ара • (ara)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Common Turkic *āra (“among, between”). Cognate with Turkish ara.
Noun
ара • (ara)
Etymology 3
From Persian اره (arre, “saw”).
Noun
ара • (ara)
- (tool) saw
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ара (ara) | аралар (aralar) |
| genitive | араның (aranyñ) | аралардың (aralardyñ) |
| dative | араға (arağa) | араларға (aralarğa) |
| accusative | араны (arany) | араларды (aralardy) |
| locative | арада (arada) | араларда (aralarda) |
| ablative | арадан (aradan) | аралардан (aralardan) |
| instrumental | арамен (aramen) | аралармен (aralarmen) |
Russian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese ará, in turn borrowed from Old Tupi ará.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈarə]
Noun
а́ра • (ára) m anim (indeclinable)
- (bird) macaw
Etymology 2
From Armenian արա (ara, “an informal way of addressing a familiar male person”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈarə]
Noun
а́ра • (ára) m anim or m inan (genitive а́ры, nominative plural а́ры, genitive plural ар)
- (derogatory, ironic, ethnic slur) an Armenian male
Declension
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈarə]
Noun
а́ра • (ára) m inan
- genitive singular of ар (ar)
Southern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Common Turkic *āra. Cognate with Kazakh ара (ara, “space”), Kyrgyz ара (ara), Crimean Tatar ara, Karaim ara, Karachay-Balkar ара (ara, “middle”), Kumyk ара (ara), Bashkir ара (ara), Tatar ара (ara), Azerbaijani ara, Turkish ara, Uzbek ora, Uyghur ara, Western Yugur ara, etc.
Noun
ара • (ara)
Derived terms
- аразында (arazïnda)
References
- N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “ара”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN