qara

See also: qará and q'ara

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic гара
Abjad قارا

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara. Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (kara, black), Turkish kara, Chuvash хура (hura), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɑˈrɑ]
  • (Tabriz) IPA(key): [ɡæˈræ][1][2]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: qa‧ra

Adjective

qara (comparative daha qara, superlative ən qara, intensive qapqara)

  1. black
  2. (only in combination with the verb basmaq) scary hallucination; ghost; nightmare, especially one associated with sleep paralysis
    Synonym: qara-qura
    məni qara basdıI hallucinated; I imagined something scary and unreal

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Azerbaijani · rənglər (layout · text)
          boz      qara
             qırmızı, al; tünd qırmızı              narıncı; qonur, qəhvəyi              sarı; tünd sarı
             açıq yaşıl              yaşıl              salat; tünd yaşıl
             mavi; firuzəyi              açıq göy              göy
             bənövşəyi; indiqo              çəhrayı; açıq çəhrayı              çəhrayı

References

  1. ^ Haneda, Koichi (2009—2010) “qara”, in لغات لهجه‌ی تبریز [Vocabulary of Tabrizi Dialect] (in Persian), Tabriz: یاران, →ISBN, page 96
  2. ^ Səlimi, Hüseynqulu (1976) A generative phonology of Azerbaijani (PhD)‎[1], University of Florida, page 130: “The Tabriz pronunciation for 'Fold (it)!' is not [gatda], but [gætdæ]. There are other words, too, which reflect a breach of syn-harmony in Tabriz speech, as in [gæræ] < /gara/ gara 'black', etc.”

Crimean Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic къара
Roman

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kara

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: qa‧ra

Adjective

qara

  1. black

Verb

qara (Northern dialect)

  1. second-person singular imperative of qaramaq

References

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara

Adjective

qara

  1. black

References

  • Gulayhan Aqtay, Henryk Jankowski (2015) A Crimean Karaim-English Dictionary, page 290

Karakalpak

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɑˈrɑ]
  • Hyphenation: qa‧ra

Adjective

qara

  1. black

Antonyms

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic قارا

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara.

Pronunciation

  • (Mansûrâbâdî, Talxâbî) IPA(key): [ɢ̥ɒɾa]
  • (Xarrâbî) IPA(key): [qaɾa]

Adjective

qara

  1. black
    Antonym: hürün

Noun

qara (definite accusative qarañ, plural qaralar)

  1. nightmare

Declension

Declension of qara
singular plural
nominative qara qaralar
genitive qarañ qaralarııñ
dative qaraqa qaralarqa
definite accusative qarañ qaraları
locative qaraça qaralarça
ablative qarada qaralarda
instrumental qarala qaralarla
equative qaravâra qaralarvâra

Derived terms

References

Maltese

Root
q-r-j
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.ra/
  • Homophones: qara’, qargħa (except archaically)

Verb

qara (imperfect jaqra, past participle moqri, verbal noun qari)

  1. to read
  2. to size up

Conjugation

Conjugation of qara (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qrajt qrajt qara qrajna qrajtu qraw
f qrat
imperfect m naqra taqra jaqra naqraw taqraw jaqraw
f taqra
imperative aqra aqraw

Quechua

Noun

qara

  1. skin, leather, bark, peel, hide
  2. agave, maguey; Agave americana

Usage notes

Not to be confused with q'ara.

Declension

Declension of qara
singular plural
nominative qara qarakuna
accusative qarata qarakunata
dative qaraman qarakunaman
genitive qarap qarakunap
locative qarapi qarakunapi
terminative qarakama qarakunakama
ablative qaramanta qarakunamanta
instrumental qarawan qarakunawan
comitative qarantin qarakunantin
abessive qarannaq qarakunannaq
comparative qarahina qarakunahina
causative qararayku qarakunarayku
benefactive qarapaq qarakunapaq
associative qarapura qarakunapura
distributive qaranka qarakunanka
exclusive qaralla qarakunalla
Possessive forms of qara
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative qaray qaraykuna
accusative qarayta qaraykunata
dative qarayman qaraykunaman
genitive qaraypa qaraykunap
locative qaraypi qaraykunapi
terminative qaraykama qaraykunakama
ablative qaraymanta qaraykunamanta
instrumental qaraywan qaraykunawan
comitative qaraynintin qaraykunantin
abessive qarayninnaq qaraykunannaq
comparative qarayhina qaraykunahina
causative qarayrayku qaraykunarayku
benefactive qaraypaq qaraykunapaq
associative qaraypura qaraykunapura
distributive qarayninka qaraykunanka
exclusive qaraylla qaraykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative qarayki qaraykikuna
accusative qaraykita qaraykikunata
dative qaraykiman qaraykikunaman
genitive qaraykipa qaraykikunap
locative qaraykipi qaraykikunapi
terminative qaraykikama qaraykikunakama
ablative qaraykimanta qaraykikunamanta
instrumental qaraykiwan qaraykikunawan
comitative qaraykintin qaraykikunantin
abessive qaraykinnaq qaraykikunannaq
comparative qaraykihina qaraykikunahina
causative qaraykirayku qaraykikunarayku
benefactive qaraykipaq qaraykikunapaq
associative qaraykipura qaraykikunapura
distributive qaraykinka qaraykikunanka
exclusive qaraykilla qaraykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative qaran qarankuna
accusative qaranta qarankunata
dative qaranman qarankunaman
genitive qaranpa qarankunap
locative qaranpi qarankunapi
terminative qarankama qarankunakama
ablative qaranmanta qarankunamanta
instrumental qaranwan qarankunawan
comitative qaranintin qarankunantin
abessive qaranninnaq qarankunannaq
comparative qaranhina qarankunahina
causative qaranrayku qarankunarayku
benefactive qaranpaq qarankunapaq
associative qaranpura qarankunapura
distributive qaraninka qarankunanka
exclusive qaranlla qarankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative qaranchik qaranchikkuna
accusative qaranchikta qaranchikkunata
dative qaranchikman qaranchikkunaman
genitive qaranchikpa qaranchikkunap
locative qaranchikpi qaranchikkunapi
terminative qaranchikkama qaranchikkunakama
ablative qaranchikmanta qaranchikkunamanta
instrumental qaranchikwan qaranchikkunawan
comitative qaranchiknintin qaranchikkunantin
abessive qaranchikninnaq qaranchikkunannaq
comparative qaranchikhina qaranchikkunahina
causative qaranchikrayku qaranchikkunarayku
benefactive qaranchikpaq qaranchikkunapaq
associative qaranchikpura qaranchikkunapura
distributive qaranchikninka qaranchikkunanka
exclusive qaranchiklla qaranchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative qarayku qaraykukuna
accusative qaraykuta qaraykukunata
dative qaraykuman qaraykukunaman
genitive qaraykupa qaraykukunap
locative qaraykupi qaraykukunapi
terminative qaraykukama qaraykukunakama
ablative qaraykumanta qaraykukunamanta
instrumental qaraykuwan qaraykukunawan
comitative qaraykuntin qaraykukunantin
abessive qaraykunnaq qaraykukunannaq
comparative qaraykuhina qaraykukunahina
causative qaraykurayku qaraykukunarayku
benefactive qaraykupaq qaraykukunapaq
associative qaraykupura qaraykukunapura
distributive qaraykunka qaraykukunanka
exclusive qaraykulla qaraykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative qaraykichik qaraykichikkuna
accusative qaraykichikta qaraykichikkunata
dative qaraykichikman qaraykichikkunaman
genitive qaraykichikpa qaraykichikkunap
locative qaraykichikpi qaraykichikkunapi
terminative qaraykichikkama qaraykichikkunakama
ablative qaraykichikmanta qaraykichikkunamanta
instrumental qaraykichikwan qaraykichikkunawan
comitative qaraykichiknintin qaraykichikkunantin
abessive qaraykichikninnaq qaraykichikkunannaq
comparative qaraykichikhina qaraykichikkunahina
causative qaraykichikrayku qaraykichikkunarayku
benefactive qaraykichikpaq qaraykichikkunapaq
associative qaraykichikpura qaraykichikkunapura
distributive qaraykichikninka qaraykichikkunanka
exclusive qaraykichiklla qaraykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative qaranku qarankukuna
accusative qarankuta qarankukunata
dative qarankuman qarankukunaman
genitive qarankupa qarankukunap
locative qarankupi qarankukunapi
terminative qarankukama qarankukunakama
ablative qarankumanta qarankukunamanta
instrumental qarankuwan qarankukunawan
comitative qarankuntin qarankukunantin
abessive qarankunnaq qarankukunannaq
comparative qarankuhina qarankukunahina
causative qarankurayku qarankukunarayku
benefactive qarankupaq qarankukunapaq
associative qarankupura qarankukunapura
distributive qarankunka qarankukunanka
exclusive qarankulla qarankukunalla

Tatar

Adjective

qara

  1. Latin spelling of кара (qara, black)