یارا

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Persian

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Etymology 1

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From the root of یاور (yâvar) (Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬬𐬀𐬭 (zāvar, strength, power)), according to Pokorny (1959, p. 399, s.v. "ĝeu-") from the same Indo-Iranian root as Sanskrit जु (ju, be quick, hurry) (see Avestan 𐬰𐬆𐬬𐬍𐬱𐬙𐬫𐬀 (zəvīštya, the quickest), زود (zud, quick, rapid)).

In New Persian, it contracted to yâr, with semantic shift to “[military] force, support; helper, assistant; friend”. The vocative via addition of a particle â; the new verbal noun via the renewed derivation from the verb یارستن (yârastan, have power, be able, be capable).

Noun

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یارا (yârâ)

  1. vocative singular of یار

Noun

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یارا (yârâ)

  1. strength, power, ability

Etymology 2

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A Turkic borrowing, compare Turkish yara (wound).

Noun

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یارا (yârâ)

  1. (obsolete) wound
    Synonym: زخم (zaxm)

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Punjabi

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Noun

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یَارا (yārā)

  1. vocative singular of یَار (yār, mate; friend)