qara

See also: qará and q'ara

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		гара
Arabic		قارا

Alternative forms

• (Tabriz, also colloquial) qərə

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara. Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (kara, “black”), Turkish kara, Chuvash хура (hura), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑˈrɑ]
• (Tabriz) IPA^(key): [ɡæˈræ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: qa‧ra

Adjective

qara (comparative daha qara, superlative ən qara, intensive qapqara)

1. black
2. (only in combination with the verb basmaq) scary hallucination; ghost; nightmare, especially one associated with sleep paralysis

   Synonym: qara-qura

   məni qara basdı ― I hallucinated; I imagined something scary and unreal

Derived terms

• qarabasma
• qaragöz
  • qaragözlü
• qaralamaq (“to blacken”)
  • qaralama (“draft”)

See also

Colors in Azerbaijani · rənglər (layout · text)

ağ	boz	qara
qırmızı, al; tünd qırmızı	narıncı; qonur, qəhvəyi	sarı; tünd sarı
açıq yaşıl	yaşıl	salat; tünd yaşıl
mavi; firuzəyi	açıq göy	göy
bənövşəyi; indiqo	çəhrayı; açıq çəhrayı	çəhrayı

References

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “qara”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[2] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 3, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, pages 45-47

Crimean Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic	къара
Roman

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kara

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: qa‧ra

Adjective

qara

1. black

Verb

qara (Northern dialect)

1. second-person singular imperative of qaramaq

References

• “qara”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara

Adjective

qara

1. black

References

• Gulayhan Aqtay; Henryk Jankowski (2015), A Crimean Karaim-English Dictionary, page 290

Karakalpak

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑˈrɑ]
• Hyphenation: qa‧ra

Adjective

qara

1. black

Antonyms

• aq

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		قارا

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara.

Pronunciation

• (Mansûrâbâdî, Talxâbî) IPA^(key): [ɢ̥ɒɾa]
• (Xarrâbî) IPA^(key): [qaɾa]

Adjective

qara

1. black

   Antonym: hürün

Noun

qara (definite accusative qarañ, plural qaralar)

1. nightmare

Declension

Declension of qara

	singular	plural
nominative	qara	qaralar
genitive	qarañ	qaralarııñ
dative	qaraqa	qaralarqa
definite accusative	qarañ	qaraları
locative	qaraça	qaralarça
ablative	qarada	qaralarda
instrumental	qarala	qaralarla
equative	qaravâra	qaralarvâra

Derived terms

• qaralığ (“dark”)
• qaralıq (“dark, darkness, blackness”)
• qarayâaz (“spring”)

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1971), Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN
• Doerfer, Gerhard (1980), Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Maltese

Root
q-r-j
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.ra/
• Homophones: qara’, qargħa (except archaically)
• Rhymes: -ara

Verb

qara (imperfect jaqra, past participle moqri, verbal noun qari)

1. to read
2. to size up

Conjugation

Conjugation of qara (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qrajt	qrajt	qara	qrajna	qrajtu	qraw
	f			qrat
imperfect	m	naqra	taqra	jaqra	naqraw	taqraw	jaqraw
	f			taqra
imperative			aqra			aqraw

Quechua

Noun

qara

1. skin, leather, bark, peel, hide
2. agave, maguey; Agave americana

Usage notes

Not to be confused with q'ara.

Declension

Declension of qara

	singular	plural
nominative	qara	qarakuna
accusative	qarata	qarakunata
dative	qaraman	qarakunaman
genitive	qarap	qarakunap
locative	qarapi	qarakunapi
terminative	qarakama	qarakunakama
ablative	qaramanta	qarakunamanta
instrumental	qarawan	qarakunawan
comitative	qarantin	qarakunantin
abessive	qarannaq	qarakunannaq
comparative	qarahina	qarakunahina
causative	qararayku	qarakunarayku
benefactive	qarapaq	qarakunapaq
associative	qarapura	qarakunapura
distributive	qaranka	qarakunanka
exclusive	qaralla	qarakunalla

Possessive forms of qara

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative qaray qaraykuna accusative qarayta qaraykunata dative qarayman qaraykunaman genitive qaraypa qaraykunap locative qaraypi qaraykunapi terminative qaraykama qaraykunakama ablative qaraymanta qaraykunamanta instrumental qaraywan qaraykunawan comitative qaraynintin qaraykunantin abessive qarayninnaq qaraykunannaq comparative qarayhina qaraykunahina causative qarayrayku qaraykunarayku benefactive qaraypaq qaraykunapaq associative qaraypura qaraykunapura distributive qarayninka qaraykunanka exclusive qaraylla qaraykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative qarayki qaraykikuna accusative qaraykita qaraykikunata dative qaraykiman qaraykikunaman genitive qaraykipa qaraykikunap locative qaraykipi qaraykikunapi terminative qaraykikama qaraykikunakama ablative qaraykimanta qaraykikunamanta instrumental qaraykiwan qaraykikunawan comitative qaraykintin qaraykikunantin abessive qaraykinnaq qaraykikunannaq comparative qaraykihina qaraykikunahina causative qaraykirayku qaraykikunarayku benefactive qaraykipaq qaraykikunapaq associative qaraykipura qaraykikunapura distributive qaraykinka qaraykikunanka exclusive qaraykilla qaraykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative qaran qarankuna accusative qaranta qarankunata dative qaranman qarankunaman genitive qaranpa qarankunap locative qaranpi qarankunapi terminative qarankama qarankunakama ablative qaranmanta qarankunamanta instrumental qaranwan qarankunawan comitative qaranintin qarankunantin abessive qaranninnaq qarankunannaq comparative qaranhina qarankunahina causative qaranrayku qarankunarayku benefactive qaranpaq qarankunapaq associative qaranpura qarankunapura distributive qaraninka qarankunanka exclusive qaranlla qarankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative qaranchik qaranchikkuna accusative qaranchikta qaranchikkunata dative qaranchikman qaranchikkunaman genitive qaranchikpa qaranchikkunap locative qaranchikpi qaranchikkunapi terminative qaranchikkama qaranchikkunakama ablative qaranchikmanta qaranchikkunamanta instrumental qaranchikwan qaranchikkunawan comitative qaranchiknintin qaranchikkunantin abessive qaranchikninnaq qaranchikkunannaq comparative qaranchikhina qaranchikkunahina causative qaranchikrayku qaranchikkunarayku benefactive qaranchikpaq qaranchikkunapaq associative qaranchikpura qaranchikkunapura distributive qaranchikninka qaranchikkunanka exclusive qaranchiklla qaranchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative qarayku qaraykukuna accusative qaraykuta qaraykukunata dative qaraykuman qaraykukunaman genitive qaraykupa qaraykukunap locative qaraykupi qaraykukunapi terminative qaraykukama qaraykukunakama ablative qaraykumanta qaraykukunamanta instrumental qaraykuwan qaraykukunawan comitative qaraykuntin qaraykukunantin abessive qaraykunnaq qaraykukunannaq comparative qaraykuhina qaraykukunahina causative qaraykurayku qaraykukunarayku benefactive qaraykupaq qaraykukunapaq associative qaraykupura qaraykukunapura distributive qaraykunka qaraykukunanka exclusive qaraykulla qaraykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative qaraykichik qaraykichikkuna accusative qaraykichikta qaraykichikkunata dative qaraykichikman qaraykichikkunaman genitive qaraykichikpa qaraykichikkunap locative qaraykichikpi qaraykichikkunapi terminative qaraykichikkama qaraykichikkunakama ablative qaraykichikmanta qaraykichikkunamanta instrumental qaraykichikwan qaraykichikkunawan comitative qaraykichiknintin qaraykichikkunantin abessive qaraykichikninnaq qaraykichikkunannaq comparative qaraykichikhina qaraykichikkunahina causative qaraykichikrayku qaraykichikkunarayku benefactive qaraykichikpaq qaraykichikkunapaq associative qaraykichikpura qaraykichikkunapura distributive qaraykichikninka qaraykichikkunanka exclusive qaraykichiklla qaraykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative qaranku qarankukuna accusative qarankuta qarankukunata dative qarankuman qarankukunaman genitive qarankupa qarankukunap locative qarankupi qarankukunapi terminative qarankukama qarankukunakama ablative qarankumanta qarankukunamanta instrumental qarankuwan qarankukunawan comitative qarankuntin qarankukunantin abessive qarankunnaq qarankukunannaq comparative qarankuhina qarankukunahina causative qarankurayku qarankukunarayku benefactive qarankupaq qarankukunapaq associative qarankupura qarankukunapura distributive qarankunka qarankukunanka exclusive qarankulla qarankukunalla

Salar

Etymology

Cognate with Turkmen gara.

Pronunciation

• (Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [qɑɻə́]
• (Hualong, Qinghai; Xunhua, Qinghai; Gansu; Ili, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): [qɑɻɑ́]

Adjective

qara

1. black

   Antonym: ax

Derived terms

• qaralanğusı
• qaraluq
• qarangu
• qarğaş

References

• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985), “qara”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[3], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 4
• 马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chaoke] (2014), “qara”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎^[4], 1^st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 113
• 马伟 [Ma Wei] (2016), “qara”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 [Qīnghǎi, Qinghai]: 青海师范大学 [Qinghai Normal University], unpublished finalized project manuscript (国家社会科学基金项目结项稿, 定稿; National Social Science Fund of China), page 292
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002), “qara”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[5], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 104

Tatar

Adjective

qara

1. Latin spelling of кара (qara, “black”)