ara

See also: Appendix:Variations of "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

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

Old Tupi: kanindé 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 E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “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)

Anagrams

• AAR, Aar, RAA

Albanian

Noun

ara

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

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *āra.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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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, 525-ci‎:

        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:

        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:

     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

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

Further reading

• “ara” in Obastan.com.

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

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

Noun

arà

1. envy; jealousy

   Synonyms: uri, wili, selos

Derived terms

• maara
• maaraan
• makaara
• paara

Bislama

Etymology

From English arrow.

Noun

ara

1. arrow

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): (Central, Balearic) [ˈa.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [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, 2025
• “ara” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ara” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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

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

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 [Term?].

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, retrieved 26 March 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

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.

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

• hyasinttiara
• puna-ara
• siniara
• smaragdiara

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi ará.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʁa/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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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

From Latin ara.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ara f (plural aras)

1. altar

   Synonym: altar

Gothic

Romanization

ara

1. romanization of 𐌰𐍂𐌰

Hiligaynon

Noun

ara

1. altar stone in a Catholic church