ara

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Arabic.

Symbol

ara

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

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Arabic terms

English

An ara

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Ara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.ɹə/

Noun

ara (plural aras)

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

   Synonyms: blue-and-yellow macaw, blue-and-gold macaw

Translations

Ara ararauna, a macaw

• Dutch: blauwgele ara m
• German: Gelbbrustara m
• Old Tupi: kanindé
• Polish: ara ararauna f, ararauna f
• Portuguese: arara-canindé (pt) f, canindé m
• Russian: cи́не-жёлтый а́ра m (cíne-žóltyj ára)
• Slovene: rumenoprsi ara m

References

• “ara”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “ara”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →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. 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, […]

Translations

saw-edged perch

• Japanese: 𩺊 (ja) (あら, アラ, ara)
• Korean: 다금바리 (dageumbari)
• Polish: ara (pl) f

Anagrams

• AAR, Aar, RAA

Akan

Adverb

ara

1. only, just

   Synonym: nko

2. definitely
3. marks continuation
4. intensifies pronouns, -self

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾa/

Noun

ara

1. inflection of arë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آرا (ara), from Proto-Common Turkic *āra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑˈɾɑ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ra

• Audio (Baku):

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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, “Archived copy”, in 525-ci‎^[2], archived from the original on 2 June 2021:

        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 diminished.

      • 2009 July 23, “Archived copy”, in faktxeber.com‎^[3], archived from the original on 2 June 2021:

        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

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^[4], archived from the original on 16 December 2025:

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

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

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

6. inter- (in izafet II compounds)

   ulduzlararası ― interstellar

   şəhərlərarası ― intercity

   dinlərarası ― interreligious

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

• ara vermək
• ara-sıra
• arabir
• arada
• aradan çıxartmaq
• aradan çıxmaq
• aradan qaldırmaq
• aradan qalxmaq
• aralamaq
• aralıq
• aranı qızışdırmaq
• arası dəymək
• arasında
• hara
• öz aramızdır

derived from inter-

• atomlararası
• banklararası
• binalararası
• bitkilərarası
• buludlararası
• buzlaqlararası
• cərgələrarası
• cinslərarası
• dialektlərarası
• dillərarası
• dinlərarası
• dövlətlərarası
• döyüşlərarası
• elmlərarası
• etnoslararası
• evlərarası
• fabriklərarası
• fakültələrarası
• həbslərarası
• kəndlərarası
• kitabxanalararası
• qalaktikalararası
• qitələrarası
• mədəniyyətlərarası
• məktəblərarası
• millətlərarası
• okeanlararası
• planetlərarası
• respublikalararası
• saitlərarası
• sistemlərarası
• sözlərarası
• stansiyalararası
• şəhərlərarası
• şirkətlərarası
• ulduzlararası
• uluslararası
• zavodlararası

Beele

Noun

ara

1. thorn

References

• Ken Decker, Yakubu Danladi, Luther Hon, Adedamola Aregbesola, Thelma Araokanmi, John Muniru, and David Onoja, A Sociolinguistic Profile of Some Endangered West Chadic A.2 Bole Languages of Bauchi State, Nigeria (2022, SIL Journal of Language Survey Reports)

Bislama

Alternative forms

• nara (rare)

Etymology

From English arrow. Cognate with Pijin aro; compare also Tok Pisin banara.

Noun

ara

1. (archery) arrow (projectile shot from a bow)

   Synonym: spia

   Meronyms: ae blong spia, pikinini blong spia, poen blong spia

   Coordinate term: bonara

   Olgeta ara blong mifala oli no gat posen.

   Our arrows don't have poison.

Derived terms

• bonara (“bow; bow and arrow”)

References

• Crowley, Terry (2003), “ara”, in A New Bislama Dictionary, 2nd edition, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, →ISBN, page 39

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): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈa.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈa.ɾa]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾe

Adverb

ara

1. now (at the present time)

Derived terms

• ara bé
• ara mateix
• ara per ara
• com ara
• fins ara

Further reading

• “ara”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “ara”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “ara” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “ara”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

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

Noun

arà

1. envy; jealousy

   Synonyms: uri, wili, selos

Derived terms

• maara
• maaraan
• makaara
• paara

Chavacano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ra

Adverb

ara

1. alternative form of ahora

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈara]

Noun

ara m anim

1. ara (bird)

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

• arakanga
• ararauna

Danish

ara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːra/, [ˈɑːʁɑ]

Noun

ara c (singular definite araen, plural indefinite araer)

1. macaw (various parrots)

Inflection

Declension of ara

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ara	araen	araer	araerne
genitive	aras	araens	araers	araernes

Further reading

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

Deno

Noun

árā

1. thorn

References

• Ken Decker, Yakubu Danladi, Luther Hon, Adedamola Aregbesola, Thelma Araokanmi, John Muniru, and David Onoja, A Sociolinguistic Profile of Some Endangered West Chadic A.2 Bole Languages of Bauchi State, Nigeria (2022, SIL Journal of Language Survey Reports)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.raː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ara

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish 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

• blauwgele ara
• blauwgrijze ara
• blauwkeelara
• blauwkopara
• Buffons ara
• dwergara
• geelnekara
• geelvleugelara
• groenvleugelara
• Illigers ara
• Lears ara
• roodbuikara
• roodschouderara
• roodwangara
• soldatenara
• Spix' ara

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic أرا (ara).

Verb

ara

1. (Netherlands, slang, imperative) give
   • 2025 March 13, Majda Ouhajji, “Taalwetenschapper Khalid Mourigh over het veranderende Nederlands: ‘Mattie, fittie en doekoe bijvoorbeeld. Die staan zelfs in de Van Dale’ [Linguist Khalid Mourigh on changing Dutch: ‘Mattie, fittie, and doekoe, for example. These words are even included in the Van Dale dictionary’]”, in NRC Handelsblad‎^[5], archived from the original on 1 December 2025:

     Ik zat een tijd geleden in de metro in Amsterdam en hoorde ineens ‘ewa sahbi, ara die garo’ (‘hé, vriend, geef me die sigaret’). Bijna helemaal in het Marokkaans-Arabisch. En ik draai me om en ik zie allemaal witte jongens.

     I was on the Amsterdam underground some time ago and suddenly I heard “ewa sahbi, ara die garo” (“Hey, friend, give me that cigarette”). Almost entirely in Moroccan Arabic. And I turn around and all I see are white boys.

Ese

Noun

ara

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

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusder.

French -airebor.

▲

Latin -āriuminflu.

▲

Russian -арь (-arʹ)influ.

Esperanto -arobf.

Esperanto aro

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Italian -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto ara

From aro + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈara/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: a‧ra

Adjective

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

1. collective

Finnish

Etymology

From taxonomic name Ara, from Old Tupi ará (“macaw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrɑ/, [ˈɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): ara

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 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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

• aranen
• aratti

compounds

• bolivianara
• brasilianara
• haitinara
• hyasinttiara
• indigoara
• joikuara
• panamanara
• parananara
• pikkuara
• puna-ara
• savanniara
• sepelara
• siniara
• sinikelta-ara
• sinikurkkuara
• sinipääara
• smaragdiara
• vihersiipiara

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi ará.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʁa/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Somain)):

  (file)

Noun

ara m (plural aras)

1. macaw

Derived terms

• ara rouge

Further reading

• “ara”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• Aar

Fyam

Noun

ara

1. skull

Gagauz

Alternative forms

• aara

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آرَا (ara), from Proto-Turkic *āra. Compare Turkish ara, Azerbaijani ara.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ara (definite accusative arayı, plural aralar)

1. interruption, stop, break
2. gap, opening, space, room

   arayı kapamaa

   to close the gap

3. crack

Declension

Declension of ara

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	ara	aralar
definite accusative (belirtme)	arayı	araları
dative (yönelme)	araya	aralara
locative (bulunma)	arada	aralarda
ablative (çıkma)	aradan	aralardan
genitive (tamlayan)	aranın	araların

Postposition

ara

1. (used with plural possessive suffixes) among, between

   bizim aramızda

   among us/between us

   konuşun aranızda bunu

   talk about this among yourselves

Derived terms

• ara bulmaa
• arada-sırada
• aralamaa
• aralık
• araya girmää

Further reading

• Mavrodi M. F., editor (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 1-4, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 11
• Kopuşçu M. İ., Todorova S. A., Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 16
• N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “ara”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 51

Galician

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éHsh₂

Proto-Italic *āsā

Archaic Latin āsa

Latin arader.

Galician ara

Derived from Latin ara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾa/ [ˈa.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Hyphenation: a‧ra

Noun

ara f (plural aras)

1. altar

   Synonym: altar

Etymology 2

Verb

ara

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

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”), related to Northern Khanty орты (orty, “husband's younger sister”), орсәх (orsəh, “sister's daughter”). The Proto-Ugric word is 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): [ˈɒrɒ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -rɒ
• Hyphenation: ara
• Syllabification: a‧ra

Noun

ara (plural arák)

1. (literary, archaic) 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

Further reading

• ara in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• ara 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 2026).

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈara/ [ˈa.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: a‧ra

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ara (plural ara-ara)

1. fig (tree or shrub)

   Synonym: tin

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 (plural ara-ara)

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

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaRa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “ara”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of 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

Declension of ara (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ara araí vocative a ara a araí genitive ara araí dative ara araí forms with the definite article 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)

1. (dated) temple (of the forehead)

   Synonym: uisinn

Declension

Declension of ara (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ara araí vocative a ara a araí genitive ara araí dative ara araí forms with the definite article 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 singular plural nominative ara aracha vocative a ara a aracha genitive arach aracha dative ara aracha forms with the definite article 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!

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

Declension of ara (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ara araí vocative a ara a araí genitive ara araí dative ara araí forms with the definite article 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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ara”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 ara (‘charioteer’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ara (‘temple (of the forehead)’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ara”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éHsh₂

Proto-Italic *āsā

Archaic Latin āsa

Latin āralbor.

Italian ara

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 Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

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 Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

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 Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

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

Japanese

Romanization

ara

1. Rōmaji transcription of あら
2. Rōmaji transcription of アラ

Latin

Etymology

From Archaic Latin āsa, from Proto-Italic *āsā (“altar”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éHsh₂ (“hearth, fireplace”), from *h₂eHs- + *-h₂. Cognate with Sanskrit आस (ā́sa, “ashes”) and English ash.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.ra]

Noun

āra f (genitive ārae); first declension

1. altar
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 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.)

2. 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

Descendants

• → Catalan: ara
• → Galician: ara
• → Italian: ara
• → Portuguese: ara
• → Spanish: ara

References

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

Latvian

Verb

ara

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

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀa.

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈarə/ [ˈʔa.rə]
  • Rhymes: -arə

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈara/ [ˈʔa.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ara
• Hyphenation: a‧ra

Noun

ara (Jawi spelling ارا, plural ara-ara)

1. fig (tree or shrub)

Descendants

• Indonesian: ara

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaRa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• "ara" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "ara" at PRPM first version)

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.ra/
• Rhymes: -aːra

Verb

ara

1. second-person singular imperative of ra

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈara/ [ˈɐɾɐ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *hala, from Proto-Central Pacific *sala, variant of *cala, from Proto-Oceanic *jalan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan. Cognates include Hawaiian and Samoan ala and Tongan sala.

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)

Derived terms

• arapiki (“stairs”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qara, from Proto-Central Pacific *qadra. Cognates include Hawaiian and Samoan ala and Tongan ʻā.

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

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

Mokilese

Alternative forms

• ira

Pronoun

ara

1. third person dual; the two of them

See also

Mokilese personal pronouns

singular	1st person	ngoah, ngoahi
	2nd person	koah, koawoa
	3rd person	ih
dual	1st person exclusive	kisa
	1st person inclusive	kama
	2nd person	kamwa
	3rd person	ara, ira
plural	1st person exclusive	kisai
	1st person inclusive	kamai
	2nd person	kamwai
	3rd person	arai, irai
remote plural	1st person exclusive	kihs
	1st person inclusive	kimi
	2nd person	kimwi
	3rd person	ihr

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎^[6], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 10

Nauruan

Etymology

From Pre-Nauruan *řaa, from Proto-Micronesian *caa, from Proto-Oceanic *draRa(q), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daRaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daRaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *daRaq.

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 (Béarn):

  (file)

Adverb

ara

1. now

Derived terms

• d'ara endavant
• d'ara enlà
• per ara

References

• Guilhemjoan, Patric (2005), Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), Per Noste, →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): /ˈa.ɾa/

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

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ara.

Conjunction

ara (negative arna or arná or arnacon or arnachon)

2. so that
3. that (introduces a noun clause)

Synonyms

• (so that): co

Further reading

• Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) [1909], D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of Handbuch des Alt-Irischen (in German), →ISBN, § 898; reprinted 2017

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^[7], '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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éHsh₂

Proto-Italic *āsā

Archaic Latin āsa

Latin ārader.

Spanish arabor.

Polish ara

Borrowed from Spanish ara.

Noun

ara f

1. 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

1. genitive singular of ar

Further reading

• “ara”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[8] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “ara”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[9] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧ra

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éHsh₂

Proto-Italic *āsā

Archaic Latin āsa

Latin āra

Portuguese ara

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

Interjection

ara!

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

Further reading

• “ara”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ara”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rapa Nui

Te ara.

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hala. Cognates include Hawaiian ala and Māori 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^[10], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 505

Romanian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin arāre, 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, third-person subjunctive are) 1st conjugation

1. to plough

   Synonym: plugări

Conjugation

    conjugation of ara (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a ara
gerund			arând
past participle			arat
number		singular			plural
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
	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

• 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

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	ara	araul
genitive-dative	ara	araului
vocative	araule

See also

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

References

• “ara”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

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

• IPA^(key): (Turritan) /ˈara/

Noun

ara f (plural ari)

1. wing

Savosavo

Numeral

ara

1. five

References

• Claudia Wegener (2012), A Grammar of Savosavo, Berlin: De Gruyter, →OCLC, page 73

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)‎^[11], volume IV, Cramoisy Press.

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éHsh₂

Proto-Italic *āsā

Archaic Latin āsa

Latin ārader.

Spanish ara

Derived from Latin āra.

Noun

ara f (plural aras)

1. altar

Usage notes

• Before feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like ara, the singular definite article takes the form of 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.

This also applies to the indefinite article, which takes the form of un, which is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una also occurs): 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.) are used: la mejor ara, una buena ara.

• In these cases, el and un are not masculine but feminine, deriving from Latin illa and una, respectively, even though they are identical in form to the corresponding masculine singular articles. Thus, they are allomorphs of the feminine singular articles la and una.
• The use of these allomorphs does not change the gender agreement of the adjectives modifying the feminine noun: el ara única, un(a) ara buena.
• In the plural, the usual feminine plural articles and determiners (las, unas, etc.) are always used.

Derived terms

• en aras de
• piedra de ara

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑːra/
• Rhymes: -²ɑːra

Noun

ara c

1. ara (macaw)

   Synonym: arapapegoja

Declension

Declension of ara

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

See also

• papegoja (“parrot”)

References

• “ara”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “ara”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “ara”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Tahitian

Etymology

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

Noun

ara

1. path, route, trail

Tashelhit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ăʔrəβ (“to write”). Cognate with Tarifit ari (“to write”), Ghadames orəβ (“to write”) and Zenaga iʔrih (“to dictate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ara/

Verb

ara (imperfective ttara, verbal noun tirra, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⴰ, Arabic spelling آرا)

1. to write, to be written

   Synonym: ktb

   آرا يات تبرات ي ڭُماك. ― ara yat tbrat i gʷmak. ― write a letter to your brother.

2. to draft a legal document

Derived terms

• amara (“writer”)
• arra (“document, act, book”)
• asara (“desk”)
• tirra (“writing”)

See also

• askkil, lḥrf (“letter”)
• id lif (“alphabet”)
• lmd (“to learn”)
• ssn (“to know”)
• ɣr (“to read”)

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 A–E (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 376

Ternate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.ɾa]

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

Toaripi

Pronoun

ará

1. I

Adjective

ára

1. far

References

• Toaripi Organised Phonology Data (2011, SIL), which notes that the pronoun is stressed on the second syllable, forming a minimal pair with ara "far" stressed on the first syllable
• H. A. Brown, A dictionary of Toaripi with English-Toaripi index (1968. Oceanic Linguistic Monographs 11), which records the same minimal pair
• ASJP citing Brown (1973), The Eleman language family, in K. Franklin (ed.), The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Areas, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Linguistics Series C, no. 26

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɾa/

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. any certain nonspecific time

   Bir ara uğra da görüşelim.

   Stop by sometime so we can meet up.

   Aa, ne ara öldü o?

   Oh, since when did he die?

3. (theater, music) interval, entr'acte, interlude
4. (sports, military) distance between two people in a line formation, e.g. elbow, arm, double arm
5. (sports) half-time, time-out
6. midst
7. one's relationship with something or someone, terms

   Aramız iyi değil.

   We're not on good terms./Things are not good between us.

   Matematikle aran nasıl?

   How are you with math?

Declension

Declension of ara

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

• ara ara
• ara bulmak
• ara bulucu
• ara sıra
• arada bir
• arada sırada
• aradan çıkarmak
• aralıksız
• arası açılmak
• arasında
• arasız
• bir ara
• bir arada
• bu arada

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

Venetan

Alternative forms

• era

Etymology

From Latin ārea. Compare Italian aia.

Noun

ara f (plural are)

1. 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

ara

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, cognate with 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