aras

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aras"

English

Noun

aras

1. plural of ara

Anagrams

• AARs, ARSA, ASAR, Raša, SAAR, Saar, Sara, asar, rasa

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• arasu

Etymology

From Latin rāsus. Compare Romanian ras.

Adjective

aras (feminine arasã)

(masculine singular past passive participle of arad used as an adjective)

1. shaved

Related terms

• arad
• arasã

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arras, from Latin arrha.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ras

Noun

aras

1. wedding coins

Danish

Noun

aras c

1. indefinite genitive singular of ara

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

aras m

1. plural of ara

Anagrams

• rasa, Sara

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈaras/ [ˈa.ras]
• Rhymes: -aras
• Syllabification: a‧ras

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay aras (“level”).

Noun

aras (plural aras-aras)

1. (engineering, physics) level

   Synonym: tingkat

Verb

aras

1. to level

Derived terms

• mengaras

• aras lutut
• aras tenaga
• aras trop

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay aras (“check”), from Arabic [Term?].

Adjective

aras (comparative lebih aras, superlative paling aras)

1. checked, danger

Etymology 3

Inherited from Malay aras (“throne”), from Arabic عَرْش (ʕarš, “throne”).

Noun

aras (plural aras-aras)

1. (Islam) throne

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Dairi Batak [Term?].

Noun

aras (plural aras-aras)

1. a shallow, but fast-flowing, part of a river

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Gayo [Term?].

Noun

aras (plural aras-aras)

1. the river flows smoothly because there are no pools

Etymology 6

Borrowed from Angkola Batak [Term?].

Noun

aras (plural aras-aras)

1. backbone, spine, vertebrae

   Synonym: tulang belakang

Further reading

• “aras”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

Verb

arās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of arō

Noun

ārās

1. accusative plural of āra

References

• "aras", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “aras”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “aras”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Lithuanian

Etymology 1

Neologism according to LKŽ. Based on Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō; compare erelis, Proto-Germanic *arô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈǎːrɐs̪/

Noun

ãras m (plural arai̇̃) stress pattern 4

Aras - Eagle

1. (poetic) eagle

   Synonym: (standard) erelis

   Hypernym: paukštis

Declension

Declension of ãras

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	ãras	arai̇̃
genitive (kilmininkas)	ãro	arų̃
dative (naudininkas)	ãrui	aráms
accusative (galininkas)	ãrą	arùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	arù	arai̇̃s
locative (vietininkas)	arè	aruosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	ãre	arai̇̃

Etymology 2

Borrowed from another language, ultimately from French are.

Noun

ãras m (plural ãrai) stress pattern 2

1. (unit) are

Declension

Declension of ãras

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	ãras	ãrai
genitive (kilmininkas)	ãro	ãrų
dative (naudininkas)	ãrui	ãrams
accusative (galininkas)	ãrą	arùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	arù	ãrais
locative (vietininkas)	arè	ãruose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	ãre	ãrai

Related terms

• hektaras

Further reading

• “aras”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
• “aras”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026

Old English

Noun

āras

1. nominative/accusative plural of ār

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾɐʃ/

• Rhymes: -aɾɐs, -aɾɐʃ
• Hyphenation: a‧ras
• Homophone: haras

Verb

aras

1. second-person singular present indicative of arar

Spanish

Noun

aras f pl

1. plural of ara

Verb

aras

1. second-person singular present indicative of arar

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arras, from Latin arrha.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɾas/ [ˈʔaː.ɾɐs]
• Rhymes: -aɾas
• Syllabification: a‧ras

Noun

aras (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜐ᜔)

1. coins given by the bridegroom to the bride during the wedding ceremony

Further reading

• “aras”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “aras”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• rasa, asar, sara