# arka
## Albanian
### Noun

arka
* inflection of arkë:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite nominative/accusative plural

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arka, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Estonian arg.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑ̝rkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑrkɑ
* Hyphenation: ar‧ka

### Adjective

arka (comparative arempi, superlative arin) [with illative of third infinitive (with verbs)]
* tender, sore
* sensitive
* timid, shy, bashful

#### Declension

Possessive forms of arka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
arkani
arkani
accusative
nom.
arkani
arkani
gen.
arkani
genitive
arkani
arkojeni arkaini $^{rare}$
partitive
arkaani
arkojani
inessive
arassani
aroissani
elative
arastani
aroistani
illative
arkaani
arkoihini
adessive
arallani
aroillani
ablative
araltani
aroiltani
allative
aralleni
aroilleni
essive
arkanani
arkoinani
translative
arakseni
aroikseni
abessive
arattani
aroittani
instructive
comitative
—arkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
arkasi
arkasi
accusative
nom.
arkasi
arkasi
gen.
arkasi
genitive
arkasi
arkojesi arkaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
arkaasi
arkojasi
inessive
arassasi
aroissasi
elative
arastasi
aroistasi
illative
arkaasi
arkoihisi
adessive
arallasi
aroillasi
ablative
araltasi
aroiltasi
allative
arallesi
aroillesi
essive
arkanasi
arkoinasi
translative
araksesi
aroiksesi
abessive
arattasi
aroittasi
instructive
comitative
—arkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
arkamme
arkamme
accusative
nom.
arkamme
arkamme
gen.
arkamme
genitive
arkamme
arkojemme arkaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
arkaamme
arkojamme
inessive
arassamme
aroissamme
elative
arastamme
aroistamme
illative
arkaamme
arkoihimme
adessive
arallamme
aroillamme
ablative
araltamme
aroiltamme
allative
arallemme
aroillemme
essive
arkanamme
arkoinamme
translative
araksemme
aroiksemme
abessive
arattamme
aroittamme
instructive
comitative
—arkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
arkanne
arkanne
accusative
nom.
arkanne
arkanne
gen.
arkanne
genitive
arkanne
arkojenne arkainne $^{rare}$
partitive
arkaanne
arkojanne
inessive
arassanne
aroissanne
elative
arastanne
aroistanne
illative
arkaanne
arkoihinne
adessive
arallanne
aroillanne
ablative
araltanne
aroiltanne
allative
arallenne
aroillenne
essive
arkananne
arkoinanne
translative
araksenne
aroiksenne
abessive
arattanne
aroittanne
instructive
comitative
—arkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
arkansa
arkansa
accusative
nom.
arkansa
arkansa
gen.
arkansa
genitive
arkansa
arkojensa arkainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
arkaansa
arkojaan arkojansa
inessive
arassaan arassansa
aroissaan aroissansa
elative
arastaan arastansa
aroistaan aroistansa
illative
arkaansa
arkoihinsa
adessive
arallaan arallansa
aroillaan aroillansa
ablative
araltaan araltansa
aroiltaan aroiltansa
allative
aralleen arallensa
aroilleen aroillensa
essive
arkanaan arkanansa
arkoinaan arkoinansa
translative
arakseen araksensa
aroikseen aroiksensa
abessive
arattaan arattansa
aroittaan aroittansa
instructive
comitative
—arkoineen arkoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (tender): hellä
* (sensitive): herkkä
* (timid, shy, bashful): ujo, kaino

#### Derived terms

* arkamainen
* arasti
* arkala
* arkuus
* arastaa
* aristaa
* arkailla
* arkajalka
* arkakatseinen
* arkaluonteinen
* arkaluontoinen
* arkanahkainen
* arkatunteinen
* hallanarka
* ihmisarka
* kunnianarka
* kuumanarka
* kylmänarka
* lianarka
* omantunnonarka
* painoarka
* pakkasenarka
* palonarka
* tulenarka
* tuulenarka
* valonarka
* vilunarka

### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “arka”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

### Further reading

* “arka”, 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

* kara

## Gothic
### Romanization

arka
* Romanization of 𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰

## Icelandic
### Verb

arka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative arkaði, supine arkað)
* to walk slowly, to plod
    Synonym: lötra

#### Conjugation
## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arka. Cognates include Finnish arka and Estonian arg.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑrk]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑrɡ̊ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑrk, -ɑrkɑ
* Hyphenation: ar‧ka

### Adjective

arka (comparative aremp)
* cowardly

#### Derived terms

* arastaa
* areta
* arkaloontoin

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 18

## Latvian
### Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately a borrowing from Latin arcus (“bow”), in feminine form (compare French arche (“bow”) and Late Latin arca, also ultimately from arcus).

### Noun

arka f (4th declension)
* (architecture) arch (bow-shaped arrangement between two supports)
    loka arka ― bow-shaped arch
    pusapļa arka ― semi-circular arch
    akmeņu arka ― stone arch
    loga, durvju, vārtu arka ― window, door, gate arch
    arkas cekuls ― the crest of the arch
    triumfa arka ― triumphal arch
    dzelzceļa tilta varenās arkas ― the mighty arches of the railway bridge
    neredzēti līkumaini koki, kuru savijušās lapotnes veido dabiskas arkas ― unseen cranked trees whose intertwined foliage forms natural arches

#### Synonyms

* loks

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin arcus, via some other language, possibly Russian а́рка (árka).

### Noun

árka f (plural árkos) stress pattern 1
* (architecture) arch (bow-shaped arrangement between two supports)
    pusapskritė arka ― semi-circular arch
    segmentinė arka ― segmented arch
    pasaginė arka ― horseshoe arch
    parabolinė arka ― parabolic arch
    triumfo arka ― triumphal arch
    tilto arkos ― the arches of the bridge

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “arka”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
* “arka”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian arca.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈar.ka/
* Audio (Gozo):(file)

### Noun

arka f
* ark
* (followed by ta’) very
    Huwa arka tal-mużika ― He is a very talented musician

#### Derived terms

* arka ta’ Noè

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* arkene

### Noun

arka n
* definite plural of ark (Etymology 2)

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

arka f
* definite singular of ark (Etymology 1)

### Noun

arka n
* definite plural of ark (Etymology 2)

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* archa (Middle Polish)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish archa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈar.ka/
* (Middle Polish) IPA: /ˈar.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -arka
* Syllabification: ar‧ka
* Homophone: Arka

### Noun

arka f
* (religion) ark (ship built by Noah)
* (religion) ark (container)

#### Derived terms

* Arka Przymierza

### Further reading

* arka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* arka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “archa, arka”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
* Paweł Kupiszewski (08.05.2008) “ARKA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
* Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “arka”, in Słownik języka polskiego
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “arka”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “arka, archa”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 57

## Silesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish archa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈar.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -arka
* Syllabification: ar‧ka

### Noun

arka f
* (religion) ark (ship built by Noah)

### Further reading

* arka in silling.org
* Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “arka”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 62
* Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “arka”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 26

## Turkish
### Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آرقه (arka), from Proto-Turkic *arka, *ār (“behind, back”). Cognate with Turkish art.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɾ.kɐ/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

arka
* back

### Noun

arka (definite accusative arkayı, plural arkalar)
* back
* sequel, continuation, conclusion

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
arka
arkalar
definite accusative
arkayı
arkaları
dative
arkaya
arkalara
locative
arkada
arkalarda
ablative
arkadan
arkalardan
genitive
arkanın
arkaların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
arkam
arkalarım
2nd singular
arkan
arkaların
3rd singular
arkası
arkaları
1st plural
arkamız
arkalarımız
2nd plural
arkanız
arkalarınız
3rd plural
arkaları
arkaları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
arkamı
arkalarımı
2nd singular
arkanı
arkalarını
3rd singular
arkasını
arkalarını
1st plural
arkamızı
arkalarımızı
2nd plural
arkanızı
arkalarınızı
3rd plural
arkalarını
arkalarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
arkama
arkalarıma
2nd singular
arkana
arkalarına
3rd singular
arkasına
arkalarına
1st plural
arkamıza
arkalarımıza
2nd plural
arkanıza
arkalarınıza
3rd plural
arkalarına
arkalarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
arkamda
arkalarımda
2nd singular
arkanda
arkalarında
3rd singular
arkasında
arkalarında
1st plural
arkamızda
arkalarımızda
2nd plural
arkanızda
arkalarınızda
3rd plural
arkalarında
arkalarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
arkamdan
arkalarımdan
2nd singular
arkandan
arkalarından
3rd singular
arkasından
arkalarından
1st plural
arkamızdan
arkalarımızdan
2nd plural
arkanızdan
arkalarınızdan
3rd plural
arkalarından
arkalarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
arkamın
arkalarımın
2nd singular
arkanın
arkalarının
3rd singular
arkasının
arkalarının
1st plural
arkamızın
arkalarımızın
2nd plural
arkanızın
arkalarınızın
3rd plural
arkalarının
arkalarının :

#### Antonyms

* ön

#### Derived terms

* arkasında

### References

* Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*ărka”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill