āra

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Meaning:	“to cease, come to an end”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	ārā-
Lexeme variants:	āra
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-full
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	1
Valency:	intransitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1
2
3	āra, arā-me	arāre

Lexeme family

• ārā-
  • ārā- “to cease, come to an end” gv
    • ārā- “to cease, come to an end” gv.prs4

      	sg.mid
      3	orotär

    • ārā- “to cease, come to an end” gv.subj5

      	sg.act	pl.act
      3	āroy, āraṃ	aron, aran-me

      • āratsi “to cease, come to an end” inf.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	āratsi
        acc	āratsi

      • āratsiśc “to cease, come to an end” inf.n.subj5

        	sg
        all	āratsiśc

      • āralñe “to cease, come to an end” abstr.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	āralñe
        acc	āralñe

    • ārā- “to cease, come to an end” gv.pret1

      	sg.act	pl.act
      3	āra, arā-me	arāre

    • ārā- “to cease, come to an end” gv.prs5
      • orolle “having to cease, come to an end” part.prs5

        	sg.m
        nom	orolle

  • ār- “to leave, give up, abandon” agv
    • ār- “to leave, give up, abandon” agv.prs8

      	sg.act	pl.act
      1	ārsau, ārsau-me
      2	arṣit, ārṣt
      3	ārṣäṃ	ārseṃ, arsen-ne

      • arsemane “leaving, giving up, abandoning” part.prs8

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	arsemane	arsemane	arsemane	arsemane
        acc	arsemane	arsemane	arsemane	arsemane

    • ār- “to leave, give up, abandon” agv.subj1

      	sg.act	pl.mid
      3	āri, oräñ-c	wräntär

      • ārtsi “to leave, give up, abandon” inf.n.subj1

        	sg
        nom	ārtsi
        acc	ārtsi

    • ār- “to leave, give up, abandon” agv.pret3

      	sg.act	pl.act
      1	orwa
      2	orasta
      3	orsa-c	arar-c

  • ār- “to give up, abandon” kaus
    • ār- “to give up, abandon” kaus.prs9

      	sg.act
      3	arskaṣṣäṃ

      • ārṣṣälle “to give up, abandon” part.prs9

        	sg.m
        nom	ārṣṣälle

    • ār- “to give up, abandon” kaus.subj9a

      	sg.mid
      3	arṣṣītär-ñ

    • ār- “to give up, abandon” kaus.pret4

      	pl.act
      3	arṣāre

      • ārsku “having abandoned, given up” part.pret4

        	sg.m	pl.m
        nom	ārskoṣ, ārsku	ārskoṣ
        acc	ārskoṣ	ārskoṣ

        • ārskor “having abandoned, given up” abstr.pret4

          	sg
          nom	ārskor
          acc	ārskor
          abl	ārskormeṃ

Occurrences

āra

1	IOL Toch 3 a8	kne – – – – s·a cwy	āra	b1 /// c· – – –
2	IOL Toch 12 b8	– pākene wate āṅk	āra	॥ ce āṅk śtweruṃ
3	IOL Toch 140 b1	pyapyaiṃ pässakäb1(nta) /// prave(śa)k	āra	: 1 ॥ ॥
4	IOL Toch 172 a2	a2 /// y·nte amok	āra	• ṣamāne puṇya a3
5	Kizil BS-5 b2	/// b2 /// (drästā)nt	āra	20-1 ॥ /// b3
6	Kz-220-KN-R-01 a1	a1	āra
7	Ot 12 a1	a1 meñye	āra	meññe śkante śak meñyatsemeṃ
8	Ot 12 a8	wi tom a8 meññe	āra	meñye warsaññe ṣkas meñyatsene
9	PK AS 8B a7	॥ brähmadattakalpne nauṣ pāke	āra	samudraṃ prathamaṃ vante himavante
10	PK AS 13G b5	preke star-c ॥ śärkāttse	āra	/// b6 śaumontse klainameṃ
11	PK AS 14.2 b4	b4 /// (a)padāṃ	āra	॥ /// b5
12	PK DA M 507.4 a8	ā(ka) /// a8 meñe	āra	/// a9 me(ñe) śtarte
13	PK DA M 507.4 a12	(āka) /// a12 meñe	ā(ra)	/// a13 meñe pikte
14	PK DA M 507.4 a15	ā(ka) /// a15 meñe	āra	/// a16 meñe ṣkaste
15	PK DA M 507.4 a8	ā(ka) /// a8 meñe	āra	/// a9 me{ñe} śtarte
16	PK DA M 507.4 a12	(āka) /// a12 meñe	ā(ra)	/// a13 meñe {pi}ṅkte
17	PK DA M 507.4 a15	ā(ka) /// a15 meñe	āra	/// a16 meñe ṣkaste
18	PK DA M 507.13 a1	a1 ///	āra	parra wsāwa wi cakanma
19	PK DA M 507.35 a20	cāneṃntsa śak 10 m(e)ñ(e)	ār(a)	a21 ṣkasce pälletne kalnīṅkiṣi
20	PK DA M 507.35 a20	cāneṃntsa śak 10 m(e)ñ(e)	ār(a)	a21 ṣkasce pälletne kalnīṅkiṣi
21	PK DA M 507.41 a3	/// a3 sanai meñe	āra	kercapiśke ly(āka) /// a4
22	PK DA M 507.41 a5	towä ñu 9 maṅkāra	āra	śātre । ñwema(ṣṣe) ///
23	PK DA M 507.41 a6	a6 ok 8 meñe	āra	sañike cā /// a7
24	PK DA M 507.41 a3	/// a3 sanai meñe	āra	kercapiśke ly(āka) ///
25	PK DA M 507.41 a5	towä ñu 9 maṅkāra	āra	śātre । ñwema(ṣṣe) ///
26	PK DA M 507.41 a6	a6 ok 8 meñe	āra	tsañi kerca(piśke)
27	PK NS 399 b1	mäñcuṣkeṃntse (so)yṣ(e) prāp-ma(hur) ///	(ā)b2ra	paiykastsi solme ॥ ॥
28	THT 325 a3	kl· /// a3 vaśeṣ	āra	॥ ॥ duṣṭhul plāś
29	THT 329 b4	/// tti ñem pāyti	āra	6 ॥ ṣanmire no
30	THT 330 a1	॥ abhyākhāṃ ñem payti	āra	9 ॥ ॥ ṣamāne
31	THT 330 a4	a4 strisahagamaṃ ñem pāyti	āra	10 ॥ toy śak
32	THT 331 a2	ste ॥ bhūmyupaghātaṃ pāyti	āra	3 ॥ ॥ śwer
33	THT 377 b2	mahāvaibhāṣikeṃ a /// b2	āra	• ce postak ā
34	THT 459 a9	(kapc)i a9 (okta)nte meñe	āra	/// /// ·ete cakūle
35	THT 461 a4	• a4 piṅkte meñe	āra	a5 ñake ṣuktañce ṣkas
36	THT 519 a4	/// yśiṃne ॥ praveśakk	āra	॥ ce po(sta) k
37	THT 1166 a4	/// – ·tse apadāṃ	āra	• kulobhakeṃ ·i ///
38	THT 1295 a4	/// a4 /// ·	āra	ñäś kārwa nemcek ci
39	THT 1371.a b4	·e r· – saṃkäyai	āra	॥ b5 /// p·
40	THT 1926 a5	a5 /// – rt	āra	॥ haṃsavā /// a6