ankara

See also: Ankara, and Ankarą

Afar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ankaˈra/ [ʔʌŋkʌˈɾʌ]
• Hyphenation: an‧ka‧ra

Noun

ankará f 

1. deprecation

Declension

Declension of ankará
absolutive	ankará
predicative	ankará
subjective	ankará
genitive	ankará
Postpositioned forms l-case ankarál k-case ankarák t-case ankarát h-case ankaráh

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^(key): /ˈɑŋkɑrɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ŋkɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): an‧ka‧ra

Adjective

ankara (comparative ankarampi, superlative ankarin)

1. harsh, hard, strict (of a person or character, etc.)
2. harsh, sharp, fierce (e.g. of the weather, such as winter weather)
3. barren, austere, desolate (of a place, e.g. of a landscape)

Usage notes

• (harsh): "to" is expressed with the allative case.

Declension

Inflection of ankara (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		ankara	ankarat
genitive		ankaran	ankarien
partitive		ankaraa	ankaria
illative		ankaraan	ankariin
		singular	plural
nominative		ankara	ankarat
accusative	nom.	ankara	ankarat
	gen.	ankaran
genitive		ankaran	ankarien ankarain rare
partitive		ankaraa	ankaria
inessive		ankarassa	ankarissa
elative		ankarasta	ankarista
illative		ankaraan	ankariin
adessive		ankaralla	ankarilla
ablative		ankaralta	ankarilta
allative		ankaralle	ankarille
essive		ankarana	ankarina
translative		ankaraksi	ankariksi
abessive		ankaratta	ankaritta
instructive		—	ankarin
comitative		—	ankarine

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

 

compounds

• ankarasanainen

 

Further reading

• “ankara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (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 (n class, plural ankara)

1. invoice

   Synonym: bili