arka

See also:Appendix:Variations of "arka"

Finnish

Etymology

FromProto-Finnic*arka,borrowed fromProto-Germanic*argaz.Cognate withEstonianarg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɑrkɑ/,[ˈɑ̝rkɑ̝]
• Rhymes:-ɑrkɑ
• Hyphenation^(key):ar‧ka

Adjective

arka(comparativearempi,superlativearin)[withillative ofthird infinitive(with verbs)]

1. tender,sore
2. sensitive
3. timid,shy,bashful

Declension

Inflectionofarka(Kotustype 9*D/kala,k-∅gradation)
nominative		arka	arat
genitive		aran	arkojen
partitive		arkaa	arkoja
illative		arkaan	arkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		arka	arat
accusative	nom.	arka	arat
	gen.	aran
genitive		aran	arkojen arkainrare
partitive		arkaa	arkoja
inessive		arassa	aroissa
elative		arasta	aroista
illative		arkaan	arkoihin
adessive		aralla	aroilla
ablative		aralta	aroilta
allative		aralle	aroille
essive		arkana	arkoina
translative		araksi	aroiksi
abessive		aratta	aroitta
instructive		—	aroin
comitative		—	arkoine

Possessive formsofarka(Kotustype 9*D/kala,k-∅gradation)
Rare.Only used withsubstantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arkani arkani accusative nom. arkani arkani gen. arkani genitive arkani arkojeni arkainirare 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 arkaisirare 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 arkaimmerare 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 arkainnerare 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 arkainsarare 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

adjectives

• arkamainen

adverbs

• arasti

nouns

• arkala
• arkuus

verbs

• arastaa
• aristaa
• arkailla

compounds

• arkajalka
• arkakatseinen
• arkaluonteinen
• arkaluontoinen
• arkanahkainen
• arkatunteinen
• hallanarka
• ihmisarka
• kuumanarka
• kylmänarka
• lianarka
• omantunnonarka
• pakkasenarka
• palonarka
• tulenarka
• tuulenarka
• valonarka
• vilunarka

Further reading

• “arka”,inKielitoimiston sanakirja[Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2](in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus(Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–,retrieved2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kara

Gothic

Romanization

arka

1. Romanization of𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰

Icelandic

Verb

arka(weak verb,third-person singular past indicativearkaði,supinearkað)

1. towalkslowly,toplod

   Synonym:lötra

Conjugation

arka— active voice(germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		aðarka
supine (sagnbót)		arkað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		arkandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	égarka	viðörkum	present (nútíð)	égarki	viðörkum
	þúarkar	þiðarkið		þúarkir	þiðarkið
	hann,hún,þaðarkar	þeir,þær,þauarka		hann,hún,þaðarki	þeir,þær,þauarki
past (þátíð)	égarkaði	viðörkuðum	past (þátíð)	égarkaði	viðörkuðum
	þúarkaðir	þiðörkuðuð		þúarkaðir	þiðörkuðuð
	hann,hún,þaðarkaði	þeir,þær,þauörkuðu		hann,hún,þaðarkaði	þeir,þær,þauörkuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	arka(þú)	arkið(þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	arkaðu	arkiði*
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Ingrian

Etymology

FromProto-Finnic*arka.Cognates includeFinnisharkaandEstonianarg.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

arka(comparativearemp)

1. cowardly

Declension

Declension ofarka(type 3/kana,k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	arka	arat
genitive	aran	arkoin
partitive	arkaa	arkoja
illative	arkaa	arkoi
inessive	aras	arois
elative	arast	aroist
allative	aralle	aroille
adessive	aral	aroil
ablative	aralt	aroilt
translative	araks	aroiks
essive	arkanna,arkaan	arkoinna,arkoin
exessive1)	arkant	arkoint
1)obsolete *)theaccusativecorresponds with either thegenitive(sg) ornominative(pl) **)thecomitativeis formed by adding the suffix-ka?or-kä?to thegenitive.

Derived terms

• arastaa
• areta
• arkaloontoin

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971)Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja,Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page18

Latvian

Triumfa arka (Barselonā)

Pusapļa arka

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately a borrowing fromLatinarcus(“bow”),in feminine form (compareFrencharche(“bow”)andLate Latinarca,also ultimately fromarcus).

Noun

arkaf(4th declension)

1. (architecture)arch(bow-shapedarrangementbetweentwosupports)

   lokaarka―bow-shapedarch

   pusapļaarka―semi-circulararch

   akmeņuarka―stonearch

   loga, durvju, vārtuarka―window, door, gatearch

   arkascekuls―the crest of thearch

   triumfa arka―triumphalarch

   dzelzceļa tilta varenās arkas―the mightyarchesof the railway bridge

   neredzēti līkumaini koki, kuru savijušās lapotnes veido dabiskasarkas―unseen cranked trees whose intertwined foliage forms naturalarches

Declension

Declension ofarka(4th declension)

	singular(vienskaitlis)	plural(daudzskaitlis)
nominative(nominatīvs)	arka	arkas
genitive(ģenitīvs)	arkas	arku
dative(datīvs)	arkai	arkām
accusative(akuzatīvs)	arku	arkas
instrumental(instrumentālis)	arku	arkām
locative(lokatīvs)	arkā	arkās
vocative(vokatīvs)	arka	arkas

Synonyms

• loks

Lithuanian

Triumfo arka (Paryžiaus)

Etymology

Ultimately fromLatinarcus,via some other language, possiblyRussianа́рка(árka).

Noun

árkaf(pluralárkos)stress pattern 1

1. (architecture)arch(bow-shapedarrangementbetweentwosupports)

   pusapskritėarka―semi-circulararch

   segmentinėarka―segmentedarch

   pasaginėarka―horseshoearch

   parabolinėarka―parabolicarch

   triumfoarka―triumphalarch

   tiltoarkos―thearchesof the bridge

Declension

Declension ofárka

	singular(vienaskaita)	plural(daugiskaita)
nominative(vardininkas)	árka	árkos
genitive(kilmininkas)	árkos	árkų
dative(naudininkas)	árkai	árkoms
accusative(galininkas)	árką	árkas
instrumental(įnagininkas)	árka	árkomis
locative(vietininkas)	árkoje	árkose
vocative(šauksmininkas)	árka	árkos

Further reading

• “arka”,inLietuvių kalbos žodynas[Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt,1941–2025
• “arka”,inDabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas[Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt,1954–2025

Maltese

Etymology

BorrowedfromItalianarca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈar.ka/

• Audio(Gozo):

  (file)

Noun

arkaf

1. ark
2. (followed byta’)very

   Huwa arka tal-mużika―He is a very talented musician

Derived terms

• arka ta’ Noè

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• arkene

Noun

arkan

1. definitepluralofark(Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

arkaf

1. definitesingularofark(Etymology 1)

arkan

1. definitepluralofark(Etymology 2)

Polish

Alternative forms

• archa(Middle Polish)

Etymology

InheritedfromOld Polisharcha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈar.ka/

• (Middle Polish)IPA^(key):/ˈar.ka/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-arka
• Syllabification:ar‧ka
• Homophone:Arka

Noun

arkaf

1. (religion)ark(ship built by Noah)
2. (religion)ark(container)

Declension

Declension ofarka

	singular	plural
nominative	arka	arki
genitive	arki	arek
dative	arce	arkom
accusative	arkę	arki
instrumental	arką	arkami
locative	arce	arkach
vocative	arko	arki

Derived terms

noun

• Arka Przymierza

Further reading

• arkainWielki słownik języka polskiego,Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• arkain Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “archa, arka”,inSłownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku[A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Paweł Kupiszewski (08.05.2008) “ARKA”,inElektroniczny 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”,inSłownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz(1861) “arka”,inSłownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz,A. Kryński,W. Niedźwiedzki,editors (1900), “arka, archa”,inSłownik języka polskiego(in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page57

Silesian

Etymology

InheritedfromOld Polisharcha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈar.ka/
• Rhymes:-arka
• Syllabification:ar‧ka

Noun

arkaf

1. (religion)ark(ship built by Noah)

Further reading

• arkain silling.org
• Henryk Jaroszewicz(2022) “arka”, inZasady pisowni języka śląskiego(in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page62
• Aleksandra Wencel(2023) “arka”,inDykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski,page26

Turkish

Etymology

InheritedfromOttoman Turkishآرقه(arka),fromProto-Turkic*arka,*ār(“behind, back”).Cognate withTurkishart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/aɾ.kɐ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

arka

1. back

Noun

arka(definite accusativearkayı,pluralarkalar)

1. back
2. sequel,continuation, conclusion

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	arka
Definite accusative	arkayı
	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”,inEtymological dictionary of the Altaic languages(Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill