Georgian

Interjection

არა • ‎(ara)

1. no

Particle

არა • ‎(ara)

1. Alternative form of არ ‎(ar)

See also

• არ ‎(ar)
• არც ‎(arc)
• ვერ ‎(ver)
• ნუ ‎(nu)

Usage notes

• The particles არა ‎(ara) and არ ‎(ar) are used interchangebly.
• The adverb არა ‎(ara) is a negating adverb, and is used answers when answering questions.

Svan

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *arwa-, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarbaʕ- ‎(“four”). Cognates include Georgian რვა ‎(rva) and Mingrelian რუო ‎(ruo), ბრუო ‎(bruo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑrɑ/
• Hyphenation: ა‧რა

Numeral

არა • ‎(ara)

1. eight

References

• topuria, varlam; kaldani, maksime (1994), “არა”, in svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 94
• liṗarṭeliani, aslan (1994), “არა”, in svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 28