հարա-

Armenian

Alternative forms

• յարա- (yara-) — traditional orthography
• հար- (har-)

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Armenian յար (yar, “near, joined”), which was used post-classicaly as a prefix meaning “always” and in calques corresponding to Ancient Greek παρά (pará).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /hɑˈɾɑ/, [hɑɾɑ́]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /hɑˈɾɑ/, [hɑɾɑ́]

Prefix

հարա- • (hara-)

1. para-, beside, near

   հարականջային ― harakanǰayin ― parotid

2. para-, beyond

   հարակարծություն ― harakarcutʻyun ― paradox

3. constantly, always

   հարածածան ― haracacan ― constantly waving, fluttering

Derived terms

Armenian terms prefixed with հարա-

Armenian terms prefixed with հար-