jarā

Livonian

Alternative forms

  • järā

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Estonian ära.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑrɑː/, [ˈjɑrɑː]

Adverb

jarā

  1. Marks the perfective aspect for a verb.
  2. away, off

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “jarā”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀚𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • जरा (Devanagari script)
  • জরা (Bengali script)
  • ජරා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဇရာ or ၹရႃ (Burmese script)
  • ชรา or ชะรา (Thai script)
  • ᨩᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຊຣາ or ຊະຣາ (Lao script)
  • ជរា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄎𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

See jara.

Adjective

jarā

  1. inflection of jara (“old”):
    1. ablative singular masculine/neuter
    2. nominative/vocative plural masculine/feminine
    3. nominative singular feminine
    4. accusative plural feminine

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit जरा (jarā).

Noun

jarā f

  1. old age; decrepitude; decay
    Antonyms: yuva, yobbana
Declension
Declension table of "jarā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)jarājarāyo or jarā
Accusative (second)jaraṃjarāyo or jarā
Instrumental (third)jarāyajarāhi or jarābhi
Dative (fourth)jarāyajarānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)jarāyajarāhi or jarābhi
Genitive (sixth)jarāyajarānaṃ
Locative (seventh)jarāya or jarāyaṃjarāsu
Vocative (calling)jarejarāyo or jarā

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “jarā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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