قاره

See also: قارة and فأرة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Adjective

قاره • (kara)

1. alternative spelling of قره (kara)

Etymology 2

From Arabic قَارَّة (qārra).

Noun

قاره • (kara)

1. terra firma, land, earth (as opposed to water or air)

Descendants

• Turkish: kara

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic قَارَّة (qārra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qɑːɾ.ɾa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑːr.rä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑːr.rä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɑːr.rä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qɔːr.rä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qɒːɹ.ɹe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qɔɾ.ɾä]

Readings
Classical reading?	qārra
Dari reading?	qārra
Iranian reading?	ğârre
Tajik reading?	qorra

Noun

قارِّه • (qârre)

1. continent

Etymology 2

Compare Northern Kurdish qarîn (“to shout”). Perhaps related to (or a Arabicized form of) Bakhtiari Lorish گالَه (gāla) (: "to shout or scream loudly")

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qɑːɾ.ɾa], [qɑː.ɾa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑːr.rä], [qɑː.ɾä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑːr.rä], [qɑː.ɾä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɑːr.rä], [qɑː.ɾä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qɔːr.rä], [qɔː.ɾä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qɒːɹ.ɹe], [qɒː.ɹe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qɔɾ.ɾä], [qɔ.ɾä]

Readings
Classical reading?	qārra, qāra
Dari reading?	qārra, qāra
Iranian reading?	ğârra, ğâre
Tajik reading?	qorra, qora

Noun

قارِّه • (qârre)

1. (dialectal) lamentation
2. (dialectal) cry
3. (dialectal) shout