արա

See also: Արա and Appendix:Variations of "ara"

Armenian

Alternative forms

ատա (ata), ադա (ada)

Etymology

Shortening of ա՛յ տղա (áy tġa). Alternatively, from earlier ա՛դա (áda), from Azerbaijani ədə.

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɑ́ɾɑ], [ɑɾɑ́]

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɑ́ɾɑ], [ɑɾɑ́]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)

Interjection

արա • (ara)

a very informal way of addressing a familiar male person
արա՛, ա՛յ համբալ ― ará, áy hambal ― hey you, moron!

Descendants

→ Russian: ара (ara)

References

Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ծօ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “արա”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 144b

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