आरा

आरा

See also: आर

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit आरा (ā́rā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɾɑː/, [äː.ɾäː]

Noun

आरा • (ārā) m

1. awl
2. saw

Declension

Declension of आरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आरा ārā	आरे āre
oblique	आरे āre	आरों ārõ
vocative	आरे āre	आरो āro

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬆᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• আৰা (Assamese script)
• আরা (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌆𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• આરા (Gujarati script)
• ਆਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦄꦴꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
• អារា (Khmer script)
• ಆರಾ (Kannada script)
• ອາຣາ (Lao script)
• ആരാ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘁𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• အာရာ (Burmese script)
• 𑦡𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଆରା (Oriya script)
• ꢃꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ආරා (Sinhalese script)
• ఆరా (Telugu script)
• อารา (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ól-eh₂ (“awl”). Cognate with Old High German āla (whence German Ahle), Old English æl (whence English awl).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ː.ɾɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɾɑː/

Noun

आरा • (ā́rā) f

1. an awl (a small pointed instrument for piercing small holes in wood or leather; used by shoemakers)
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.53.5:

     परि तृन्धि पणीनाम्आरया हृदया कवे ।
     अथेमस्मभ्यं रन्धय ॥

     pari tṛndhi paṇīnāmārayā hṛdayā kave .
     athemasmabhyaṃ randhaya .

     Penetrate with an awl, O Sage, the hearts of avaricious churls,
     And make them subject to our will.

2. the knife of a shoemaker
3. a saw

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of आरा (ā́rā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आरा ā́rā	आरे ā́re	आराः ā́rāḥ
Vocative	आरे ā́re	आरे ā́re	आराः ā́rāḥ
Accusative	आराम् ā́rām	आरे ā́re	आराः ā́rāḥ
Instrumental	आरया / आरा¹ ā́rayā / ā́rā¹	आराभ्याम् ā́rābhyām	आराभिः ā́rābhiḥ
Dative	आरायै ā́rāyai	आराभ्याम् ā́rābhyām	आराभ्यः ā́rābhyaḥ
Ablative	आरायाः ā́rāyāḥ	आराभ्याम् ā́rābhyām	आराभ्यः ā́rābhyaḥ
Genitive	आरायाः ā́rāyāḥ	आरयोः ā́rayoḥ	आराणाम् ā́rāṇām
Locative	आरायाम् ā́rāyām	आरयोः ā́rayoḥ	आरासु ā́rāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: ٲر‎ (ạ̄r), ऑर (ạ̄r)
• Helu:
  • Sinhalese: ආර (āra)
• → Khotanese: [script needed] (ārä)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: আল (al, “sharp point, spur”)
  • Bengali: আরা (ara)
  • Magahi: 𑂄𑂩𑂲 (ārī)
  • Oriya: ଆର (arô)
• Pali: ārā
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Gujarati: આર (āra, “iron spike”)
  • Hindi: आरा (ārā)
  • Marathi: आरी (ārī, “iron spike”)
  • Nepali: आरो (āro)
  • Punjabi: ਆਰ (āra, “awl, prod”), ਆਰਾ (ārā, “saw, sawmill”), ਆਰੀ (ārī, “handsaw”)
  • Vaghri: આર (āra, “iron spike”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āˊrā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press