ара
Bashkir
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *(i)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): [ɑˈrɑ]
- Hyphenation: а‧ра
Noun
ара • (ara)
- the space in between two objects; interval, gap
- distance
- Өйгә тиклем ике саҡрымдай ара бар.
- Öygä 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 (aranıŋ) | араларҙың (aralarðıŋ) |
| dative | араға (arağa) | араларға (aralarğa) |
| definite accusative | араны (aranı) | араларҙы (aralarðı) |
| locative | арала (arala) | араларҙа (aralarða) |
| ablative | аранан (aranan) | араларҙан (aralarðan) |
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), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill.
Chechen
Chuvash
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ede, *ide. Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (idi).
Noun
ара • (ara) (plural арасем)
- really
- of course
References
Kazakh
| Cyrillic | ара (ara) |
|---|---|
| Arabic | ارا |
| Latin |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *ārï (“bee”).
Declension
| singular (жекеше) | plural (көпше) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (атау септік) | ара (ara) | аралар (aralar) |
| genitive (ілік септік) | араның (aranyñ) | аралардың (aralardyñ) |
| dative (барыс септік) | араға (arağa) | араларға (aralarğa) |
| accusative (табыс септік) | араны (arany) | араларды (aralardy) |
| locative (жатыс септік) | арада (arada) | араларда (aralarda) |
| ablative (шығыс септік) | арадан (aradan) | аралардан (aralardan) |
| instrumental (көмектес септік) | арамен (aramen) | аралармен (aralarmen) |
Russian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese ará, in turn borrowed from Old Tupi ará, from the bird's calls.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈarə]
Etymology 2
From Armenian արա (ara, “an informal way of addressing a familiar male person”), overused by Armenians.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈarə]
Declension
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈarə]
Southern Altai
Etymology
From 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.
Derived terms
- аразында (arazïnda)
References
N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “ара”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ, M.: OGIZ, →ISBN