# qara
## Azerbaijani
### Alternative forms

* (Tabriz, also colloquial) qərə

### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara. Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (kara, “black”), Turkish kara, Chuvash хура (hura), etc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡɑˈrɑ]
* (Tabriz) IPA: [ɡæˈræ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: qa‧ra

### Adjective

qara (comparative daha qara, superlative ən qara, intensive qapqara)
* black
* (only in combination with the verb basmaq) scary hallucination; ghost; nightmare, especially one associated with sleep paralysis
    Synonym: qara-qura
    məni qara basdı ― I hallucinated; I imagined something scary and unreal

#### Derived terms

* qarabasma
* qaragöz
** qaragözlü
* qaralamaq (“to blacken”)
** qaralama (“draft”)

#### See also

Colors in Azerbaijani · rənglər (layout · text) :
| ağ | boz | qara |
| qırmızı, al; tünd qırmızı | narıncı; qonur, qəhvəyi | sarı; tünd sarı |
| açıq yaşıl | yaşıl | salat; tünd yaşıl |
| mavi; firuzəyi | açıq göy | göy |
| bənövşəyi; indiqo | çəhrayı; açıq çəhrayı | çəhrayı |

### References

* ↑ Haneda, Koichi (2009—2010) “qara”, in لغات لهجه‌ی تبریز [Vocabulary of Tabrizi Dialect] (in Persian), Tabriz: یاران, →ISBN, page 96
* ↑ Səlimi, Hüseynqulu (1976) A generative phonology of Azerbaijani (PhD)‎, University of Florida, page 130: “The Tabriz pronunciation for 'Fold (it)!' is not [gatda], but [gætdæ]. There are other words, too, which reflect a breach of syn-harmony in Tabriz speech, as in [gæræ] < /gara/ gara 'black', etc.”

## Crimean Tatar
### Adjective

qara
* black

### Verb

qara (Northern dialect)
(imperative; singular; second)
* to look at
* to consider
* to seek, to query
* to care, to be in charge of

## Karaim
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara

### Adjective

qara
* black

### References

* Gulayhan Aqtay, Henryk Jankowski (2015) A Crimean Karaim-English Dictionary, page 290

## Karakalpak
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [qɑˈrɑ]
* Hyphenation: qa‧ra

### Adjective

qara
* black

#### Antonyms

* aq

## Khalaj

| Perso-Arabic | Perso-Arabic | قارا |

### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kara.

### Pronunciation

* (Mansûrâbâdî, Talxâbî) IPA: [ɢ̥ɒɾa]
* (Xarrâbî) IPA: [qaɾa]

### Adjective

qara
* black
    Antonym: hürün

### Noun

qara (definite accusative qarañ, plural qaralar)
* nightmare

#### Derived terms

* qaralığ (“dark”)
* qaralıq (“dark, darkness, blackness”)
* qarayâaz (“spring”)

### References

* Doerfer, Gerhard (1971) Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN
* Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

## Maltese
### Etymology

From Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʔa.ra/
* Homophones: qara’, qargħa (except archaically)

### Verb

qara (imperfect jaqra, past participle moqri, verbal noun qari)
* to read
* to size up

#### Conjugation
## Quechua
### Noun

qara
* skin, leather, bark, peel, hide
* agave, maguey; Agave americana

#### Usage notes

Not to be confused with q'ara.

#### Declension

ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my)
singular
plural
nominative
qaray
qaraykuna
accusative
qarayta
qaraykunata
dative
qarayman
qaraykunaman
genitive
qaraypa
qaraykunap
locative
qaraypi
qaraykunapi
terminative
qaraykama
qaraykunakama
ablative
qaraymanta
qaraykunamanta
instrumental
qaraywan
qaraykunawan
comitative
qaraynintin
qaraykunantin
abessive
qarayninnaq
qaraykunannaq
comparative
qarayhina
qaraykunahina
causative
qarayrayku
qaraykunarayku
benefactive
qaraypaq
qaraykunapaq
associative
qaraypura
qaraykunapura
distributive
qarayninka
qaraykunanka
exclusive
qaraylla
qaraykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your)
singular
plural
nominative
qarayki
qaraykikuna
accusative
qaraykita
qaraykikunata
dative
qaraykiman
qaraykikunaman
genitive
qaraykipa
qaraykikunap
locative
qaraykipi
qaraykikunapi
terminative
qaraykikama
qaraykikunakama
ablative
qaraykimanta
qaraykikunamanta
instrumental
qaraykiwan
qaraykikunawan
comitative
qaraykintin
qaraykikunantin
abessive
qaraykinnaq
qaraykikunannaq
comparative
qaraykihina
qaraykikunahina
causative
qaraykirayku
qaraykikunarayku
benefactive
qaraykipaq
qaraykikunapaq
associative
qaraykipura
qaraykikunapura
distributive
qaraykinka
qaraykikunanka
exclusive
qaraykilla
qaraykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its)
singular
plural
nominative
qaran
qarankuna
accusative
qaranta
qarankunata
dative
qaranman
qarankunaman
genitive
qaranpa
qarankunap
locative
qaranpi
qarankunapi
terminative
qarankama
qarankunakama
ablative
qaranmanta
qarankunamanta
instrumental
qaranwan
qarankunawan
comitative
qaranintin
qarankunantin
abessive
qaranninnaq
qarankunannaq
comparative
qaranhina
qarankunahina
causative
qaranrayku
qarankunarayku
benefactive
qaranpaq
qarankunapaq
associative
qaranpura
qarankunapura
distributive
qaraninka
qarankunanka
exclusive
qaranlla
qarankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))
singular
plural
nominative
qaranchik
qaranchikkuna
accusative
qaranchikta
qaranchikkunata
dative
qaranchikman
qaranchikkunaman
genitive
qaranchikpa
qaranchikkunap
locative
qaranchikpi
qaranchikkunapi
terminative
qaranchikkama
qaranchikkunakama
ablative
qaranchikmanta
qaranchikkunamanta
instrumental
qaranchikwan
qaranchikkunawan
comitative
qaranchiknintin
qaranchikkunantin
abessive
qaranchikninnaq
qaranchikkunannaq
comparative
qaranchikhina
qaranchikkunahina
causative
qaranchikrayku
qaranchikkunarayku
benefactive
qaranchikpaq
qaranchikkunapaq
associative
qaranchikpura
qaranchikkunapura
distributive
qaranchikninka
qaranchikkunanka
exclusive
qaranchiklla
qaranchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl))
singular
plural
nominative
qarayku
qaraykukuna
accusative
qaraykuta
qaraykukunata
dative
qaraykuman
qaraykukunaman
genitive
qaraykupa
qaraykukunap
locative
qaraykupi
qaraykukunapi
terminative
qaraykukama
qaraykukunakama
ablative
qaraykumanta
qaraykukunamanta
instrumental
qaraykuwan
qaraykukunawan
comitative
qaraykuntin
qaraykukunantin
abessive
qaraykunnaq
qaraykukunannaq
comparative
qaraykuhina
qaraykukunahina
causative
qaraykurayku
qaraykukunarayku
benefactive
qaraykupaq
qaraykukunapaq
associative
qaraykupura
qaraykukunapura
distributive
qaraykunka
qaraykukunanka
exclusive
qaraykulla
qaraykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl))
singular
plural
nominative
qaraykichik
qaraykichikkuna
accusative
qaraykichikta
qaraykichikkunata
dative
qaraykichikman
qaraykichikkunaman
genitive
qaraykichikpa
qaraykichikkunap
locative
qaraykichikpi
qaraykichikkunapi
terminative
qaraykichikkama
qaraykichikkunakama
ablative
qaraykichikmanta
qaraykichikkunamanta
instrumental
qaraykichikwan
qaraykichikkunawan
comitative
qaraykichiknintin
qaraykichikkunantin
abessive
qaraykichikninnaq
qaraykichikkunannaq
comparative
qaraykichikhina
qaraykichikkunahina
causative
qaraykichikrayku
qaraykichikkunarayku
benefactive
qaraykichikpaq
qaraykichikkunapaq
associative
qaraykichikpura
qaraykichikkunapura
distributive
qaraykichikninka
qaraykichikkunanka
exclusive
qaraykichiklla
qaraykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their)
singular
plural
nominative
qaranku
qarankukuna
accusative
qarankuta
qarankukunata
dative
qarankuman
qarankukunaman
genitive
qarankupa
qarankukunap
locative
qarankupi
qarankukunapi
terminative
qarankukama
qarankukunakama
ablative
qarankumanta
qarankukunamanta
instrumental
qarankuwan
qarankukunawan
comitative
qarankuntin
qarankukunantin
abessive
qarankunnaq
qarankukunannaq
comparative
qarankuhina
qarankukunahina
causative
qarankurayku
qarankukunarayku
benefactive
qarankupaq
qarankukunapaq
associative
qarankupura
qarankukunapura
distributive
qarankunka
qarankukunanka
exclusive
qarankulla
qarankukunalla :

## Tatar
### Adjective

qara
* Latin spelling of кара (qara, “black”)