asara
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asara
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asara
Hausa edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àsār̃ā̀ f (plural asār̃ōr̃ī, possessed form àsār̃àr̃)
- Alternative form of hàsār̃ā̀
Latin edit
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asara
Latvian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Baltic *ašar-, from Proto-Indo-European *aḱr(u). Cognates include Lithuanian ašara, Sanskrit अश्रु (aśru), Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬭𐬏 (asrū), Tocharian A ākär, perhaps also Hittite [Term?] (/išẖaẖru/), [Term?] (/ešẖaẖru/) (< [Term?] (/*išẖakru/)), if the initial iš is, as has been suggested, the reflex of an s-mobile; with an extra initial element *dr̥ḱ- (perhaps “bitter”), also Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru), Latin lacrima (from older dacrima, dacruma), Proto-Germanic *tahrą (whence English tear).[1]
Noun edit
asara f (4th declension)
- (chiefly in the plural) tears (clear, salty liquid produced by the eyes during crying)
- asaru dziedzeri ― tear glands
- asaru pilnas acis ― eyes full of tears
- prieka asaras acīs ― tears of joy in the eyes
- asaras saskrēja viņai acīs ― tears came (lit. ran) to her (in the) eyes
- asaras plūst aumaļām ― tears are flowing in streams
- smieties līdz asarām ― to laugh to tears
- asaru gāze ― tear gas
- asaru šķidrums satur brīnišķīgu vielu, kura spēj nonāvēt mikrobus ― the lacrimal fluid contains a clear substance capable of killing germs
- (in the singular) teardrop (a single drop of said liquid)
- lēni norit liela asara ― a big teardrop slowly ran down
- (in the plural) crying, weeping
- asaras mācas virsū ― tears are gathering
- asaras aizžņaudz kaklu ― tears (= crying) strangled (his) neck
- būt tuvu asarām ― to be close to tears (i.e., about to cry)
- ļaut asarām vaļu ― to let the tears out
- raudāt rūgtas, gaužas asaras ― to cry bitter tears
- caur asarām runāt, smaidīt ― to speak, to smile through tears (i.e, while crying)
Usage notes edit
The plural forms are much more frequently used than the singular forms.
Declension edit
Declension of asara (4th declension)
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
From asaris (“perch (fish sp.)”).
Noun edit
asara m
asara m
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “asara”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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asara
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asara