արա
See also: Արա and Appendix:Variations of "ara"
Armenian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Shortening of ա՛յ տղա (áy tġa). Alternatively, from earlier ա՛դա (áda), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Azerbaijani ədə.
Pronunciation
Interjection
արա • (ara)
- a very informal way of addressing a familiar male person
- արա՛, ա՛յ համբալ ― ará, áy hambal ― hey you, moron!
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