îara

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jar, from Proto-Tupian *iwat.

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ja and Paraguayan Guaraní jára.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈja.ɾa], [ˈʒa.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Hyphenation: îa‧ra

Noun

îara (possessable)

1. lord; lady (ruler, one having mastery over others)
   • 1618, Antônio de Araújo, “Ave Maria”, in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [Catechism in the Brazilian Language], Livro Primeiro da Doctrina Christam (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 14:

     Ndeirũnámo yande jàra recou.

     [Nde irũnamo Îandé Îara rekóû.]

     Our Lord is with thee.

2. possessor; owner; holder; bearer

Derived terms

• eryîara
• tabaîara
• Îandé Îara

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: yara

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îara”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 161, column 1