qara

See also: qará and q'ara

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		гара
Abjad		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]

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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

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

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

Crimean Tatar

Adjective

qara

1. black

Verb

qara (Northern dialect)

(imperative; singular; second)

1. to look at
2. to consider
3. to seek, to query
4. to care, to be in charge of

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

   Synonym: 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)

Verb

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

1. to read
2. to size up

Conjugation

Conjugation of qara
		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

Tatar

Adjective

qara

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