Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Jara m ‎(Cyrillic spelling Јара)

1. A male given name

Esperanto

Adjective

jara ‎(accusative singular jaran, plural jaraj, accusative plural jarajn)

1. annual

Derived terms

• duonjara

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjara/

Adjective

jara

1. nominative singular feminine of jary

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *erǭ ‎(“fight”).

Noun

jara f (genitive jara, plural jǫru)

1. (poetic) fight, battle

Declension

Descendants

• Icelandic: jara f

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jâra/
• Hyphenation: ja‧ra

Etymology 1

Akin to Old Church Slavonic ꙗра ‎(jara, “spring”), from Proto-Slavic, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- ‎(“year, season”).

Alternative forms

• jȃr

Noun

jȁra f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ја̏ра)

1. (archaic) spring (season)
2. barley sown in summer

Synonyms

• (spring): pròljeće/pròleće

Etymology 2

Akin to Old Church Slavonic ꙗръ ‎(jarŭ, “fury”), from Proto-Slavic *ěrъ ‎(“furious”).

Alternative forms

• jȃr

Noun

jȁra f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ја̏ра)

1. great heat, often from an oven or furnace
2. vehemence, intensity, ferocity

Synonyms

• (heat): vrućìna
• (vehemence): žestìna

Etymology 3

Probably from ahar, from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (compare Turkish ahor, ahır).

Noun

jȁra f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ја̏ра)

1. winter stabling for cattle

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic.

Noun

jara f ‎(plural jaras)

1. rockrose (plant in the genus Cistus or the genus Halimium)
2. a pointed stick that has been hardened by fire, and can be used as a projectile weapon

Adjective

jara

1. feminine singular of jaro