See also: orat, órát, orať, and örat

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Etymology 1

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Per Vasmer, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂res-. Related to Latin ōrō (and English orate), Old Armenian ուրանամ (uranam), Sanskrit अर्चयति (arcayati), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬵- (rah-).

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ора́ть (orátʹimpf (perfective заора́ть or поора́ть or проора́ть or наора́ть)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive, of humans) to yell, to bawl, to scream, to shout
    Она́ начала́ ора́ть и убежа́ла.Oná načalá orátʹ i ubežála.She started screaming and ran off.
  2. (colloquial, intransitive, of animals) to emit loud characteristic sounds (mooing, bleating, roaring, etc.)
    Ча́йка ора́ла.Čájka orála.The seagull squawked.
  3. (colloquial, intransitive, disapproving) to talk too loudly, to shout, to yell
  4. (colloquial, intransitive) to scold (with на (na) + person in accusative case)
    Я не хоте́л ора́ть на тебя́.Ja ne xotél orátʹ na tebjá.I didn't mean to yell at you.
  5. (colloquial, transitive) to sing loudly, to sing at the top of one's lungs
  6. (youth, neologism) to laugh out loud, to have fun
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old East Slavic орати (orati), from Proto-Slavic *oràti. Cognate to Lithuanian árti, Latin arō, Ancient Greek ἀρόω (aróō).

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ора́ть (orátʹimpf (perfective взора́ть or наора́ть or обора́ть)

  1. (archaic) to plow/plough
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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “орать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress