ara

/ara/ · plural arala

1. (n.) middle, central part, center — Before another noun it means central or main, as in ara şahar capital city and ara komitet central committee.

keçe arasında — in the middle of the night
qış arasında — in the middle of winter
jay arasında — in the middle of summer
şaharnı arası — the middle of the city
jolubuznu arasına jetdik — we reached the middle of our road
ara şahar — the capital city
ara komitet — the central committee

2. (n.) the space between two things, interval, gap, distance

eki üynü arası — the space between two houses
eki stantsiyanı arası — the distance between two stations
şahar bla elni arası — the distance between the city and the village
köpürnü eki bejenini arası — the span between the two piers of the bridge
eki suw ara — the land between two rivers
eki arada keleçi — a go-between for two parties

3. (n.) between, among — Used in the possessive and locative, as in altı sağat bla jeti sağatnı arasında between six and seven o'clock. Before a noun the possessive form makes compounds such as international or intercity.

eki terekni arasında — between two trees
alanı aralarında terek bardı — there is a tree between them
qralla arası keŋeş — an interstate conference
halqla arası bolum — the international situation
şaharla arası telefon — an intercity telephone

4. (n.) a center of activity or concentration, an important focal place

ilmu ara — a center of science
satıw-alıw ara — a center of trade
ilmu-izlem ara — a research center

5. (n.) an interval of time between events

aradan üç kün ozdu — three days passed in between
aradan eki jıl ozdu — two years went by in between
arada kün ozsa — if a day passes in between
ol arada jaŋur jawdu — meanwhile it rained

6. (n.) the relations between people, the terms they are on

arabız igidi — our relations are good
arabız tikdi — our relations are strained
aralarına suwuq jel kirgendi — a cold wind has entered their relations
alanı araları amandan amanŋa ketginçi — before their relations go from bad to worse
arada kelişiw — mutual relations
arada boluşluq — mutual help

7. (n.) a difference or distinction between things or people

aman bla igini arası — the difference between bad and good
ariw bla erişini arası — the difference between beautiful and ugly
qara bla aqnı arası — the difference between black and white
araları atlı bla jayaw kibikdi — the difference between them is like that of a rider and a man on foot

8. (n.) a milieu, company or social circle

eski teŋleni arasında — in the company of old friends
jaş adamlanı arasında — among young people
biz alanı arasında edik — we were among them

9. (n.) a dividing line or boundary (fig.)

ara belgi — a boundary marker

10. (n.) shared, common, collectively owned — Used before a noun of property or work held in common, as in ara mülk common property. With the dative, arağa salırğa means make something common property.

ara mülk — common property
ara iş — common work
ara baylıq — common wealth
ara hapçük — common belongings
bu aradadı — this is common property
jerni arağa salırğa — to make the land common property

Expressions

araları açıq bolurğa — clear the air (Idiom)
araları atlı bla jayaw kibikdi — worlds apart (Idiom)
araları ayrı bolurğa — fall out (Idiom)
araları tap bolurğa — be on good terms (Collocation)

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of ara, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	arathe middle	arammy middle	araŋyour middle	arasıhis middle	arabızour middle	arağızyou all's middle	aralarıtheir middles
Genitive	aranıthe middle's	aramımy middle's	araŋıyour middle's	arasınıhis middle's	arabıznıour middle's	arağıznıyou all's middle's	aralarınıtheir middles'
Accusative	aranıthe middle (as the object)	aramımy middle (as the object)	araŋıyour middle (as the object)	arasınhis middle (as the object)	arabıznıour middle (as the object)	arağıznıyou all's middle (as the object)	aralarıntheir middles (as the object)
Dative	arağato the middle	aramato my middle	araŋato your middle	arasınato his middle	arabızğato our middle	arağızğato you all's middle	aralarınato their middles
Locative	aradain / at the middle	aramdain / at my middle	araŋdain / at your middle	arasındain / at his middle	arabızdain / at our middle	arağızdain / at you all's middle	aralarındain / at their middles
Ablative	aradanfrom the middle	aramdanfrom my middle	araŋdanfrom your middle	arasındanfrom his middle	arabızdanfrom our middle	arağızdanfrom you all's middle	aralarındanfrom their middles

Plural

Plural — cases of ara, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	aralathe middles	aralarımmy middles	aralarıŋyour middles	aralarıhis middles	aralarıbızour middles	aralarığızyou all's middles	aralarıtheir middles
Genitive	aralanıthe middles'	aralarımımy middles'	aralarıŋıyour middles'	aralarınıhis middles'	aralarıbıznıour middles'	aralarığıznıyou all's middles'	aralarınıtheir middles'
Accusative	aralanıthe middles (as the object)	aralarımımy middles (as the object)	aralarıŋıyour middles (as the object)	aralarınhis middles (as the object)	aralarıbıznıour middles (as the object)	aralarığıznıyou all's middles (as the object)	aralarıntheir middles (as the object)
Dative	aralağato the middles	aralarımato my middles	aralarıŋato your middles	aralarınato his middles	aralarıbızğato our middles	aralarığızğato you all's middles	aralarınato their middles
Locative	araladain / at the middles	aralarımdain / at my middles	aralarıŋdain / at your middles	aralarındain / at his middles	aralarıbızdain / at our middles	aralarığızdain / at you all's middles	aralarındain / at their middles
Ablative	araladanfrom the middles	aralarımdanfrom my middles	aralarıŋdanfrom your middles	aralarındanfrom his middles	aralarıbızdanfrom our middles	aralarığızdanfrom you all's middles	aralarındanfrom their middles

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: araları can mean "his / her middles", "their middle", or "their middles" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.