արա

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

Armenian

Alternative forms
  • ատա (ata)
  • ադա (ada)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɑɾɑ], [ɑˈɾɑ]
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Interjection

արա • (ara)

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

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