# ankara
## Afar
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَنْكَرَ (ʔankara, “to deny”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ankaˈra/ [ʔʌŋkʌˈɾʌ]
* Hyphenation: an‧ka‧ra

### Noun

ankará f
* deprecation

#### Declension
### References

* E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ankara”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

## Finnish
### Etymology

Probably from the same source as ankea with anka- +‎ -ra. Cognate with Karelian ankara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑŋkɑrɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ŋkɑ̝rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑrɑ
* Hyphenation: an‧ka‧ra

### Adjective

ankara (comparative ankarampi, superlative ankarin)
* harsh, hard, strict [with allative ‘to’ or (partitive +) kohtaan] (of a person or character, etc.)
* harsh, sharp, fierce (e.g. of the weather, such as winter weather)
* barren, austere, desolate (of a place, e.g. of a landscape)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ankara (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ankarani
ankarani
accusative
nom.
ankarani
ankarani
gen.
ankarani
genitive
ankarani
ankarieni ankaraini $^{rare}$
partitive
ankaraani
ankariani
inessive
ankarassani
ankarissani
elative
ankarastani
ankaristani
illative
ankaraani
ankariini
adessive
ankarallani
ankarillani
ablative
ankaraltani
ankariltani
allative
ankaralleni
ankarilleni
essive
ankaranani
ankarinani
translative
ankarakseni
ankarikseni
abessive
ankarattani
ankarittani
instructive
comitative
—ankarineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ankarasi
ankarasi
accusative
nom.
ankarasi
ankarasi
gen.
ankarasi
genitive
ankarasi
ankariesi ankaraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
ankaraasi
ankariasi
inessive
ankarassasi
ankarissasi
elative
ankarastasi
ankaristasi
illative
ankaraasi
ankariisi
adessive
ankarallasi
ankarillasi
ablative
ankaraltasi
ankariltasi
allative
ankarallesi
ankarillesi
essive
ankaranasi
ankarinasi
translative
ankaraksesi
ankariksesi
abessive
ankarattasi
ankarittasi
instructive
comitative
—ankarinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ankaramme
ankaramme
accusative
nom.
ankaramme
ankaramme
gen.
ankaramme
genitive
ankaramme
ankariemme ankaraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
ankaraamme
ankariamme
inessive
ankarassamme
ankarissamme
elative
ankarastamme
ankaristamme
illative
ankaraamme
ankariimme
adessive
ankarallamme
ankarillamme
ablative
ankaraltamme
ankariltamme
allative
ankarallemme
ankarillemme
essive
ankaranamme
ankarinamme
translative
ankaraksemme
ankariksemme
abessive
ankarattamme
ankarittamme
instructive
comitative
—ankarinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ankaranne
ankaranne
accusative
nom.
ankaranne
ankaranne
gen.
ankaranne
genitive
ankaranne
ankarienne ankarainne $^{rare}$
partitive
ankaraanne
ankarianne
inessive
ankarassanne
ankarissanne
elative
ankarastanne
ankaristanne
illative
ankaraanne
ankariinne
adessive
ankarallanne
ankarillanne
ablative
ankaraltanne
ankariltanne
allative
ankarallenne
ankarillenne
essive
ankarananne
ankarinanne
translative
ankaraksenne
ankariksenne
abessive
ankarattanne
ankarittanne
instructive
comitative
—ankarinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ankaransa
ankaransa
accusative
nom.
ankaransa
ankaransa
gen.
ankaransa
genitive
ankaransa
ankariensa ankarainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
ankaraansa
ankariaan ankariansa
inessive
ankarassaan ankarassansa
ankarissaan ankarissansa
elative
ankarastaan ankarastansa
ankaristaan ankaristansa
illative
ankaraansa
ankariinsa
adessive
ankarallaan ankarallansa
ankarillaan ankarillansa
ablative
ankaraltaan ankaraltansa
ankariltaan ankariltansa
allative
ankaralleen ankarallensa
ankarilleen ankarillensa
essive
ankaranaan ankaranansa
ankarinaan ankarinansa
translative
ankarakseen ankaraksensa
ankarikseen ankariksensa
abessive
ankarattaan ankarattansa
ankarittaan ankarittansa
instructive
comitative
—ankarineen ankarinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (person): kova
* (weather): kova
* (landscape): karu

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “person”): lempeä
* (antonym(s) of “weather”): lempeä

#### Derived terms

* ankarahko
* ankaranlainen
* ankarasti
* ankaruus
* ankarasanainen

### Further reading

* “ankara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* arkaan, arkana, kaaran, kaarna, karaan, karana, kraana

## Swahili
### Alternative forms

* ankra

### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

### Noun

ankara class IX (plural ankara class X)
* invoice
    Synonym: bili