arpa

See also: árpa, ARPA, .arpa, and arpã

Languages (23)

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Asturian

Noun

arpa f (plural arpes)

1. harp (musical instrument)

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		арпа
Arabic		آرپا

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑrˈpɑ/

• Audio (Baku):

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• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ar‧pa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *arpa.

Noun

arpa (definite accusative arpanı, plural arpalar)

1. barley

Etymology 2

Noun

arpa (definite accusative arpanı, plural arpalar)

1. (historical) a unit of weight equal to 37,5 grams

Declension

Declension of arpa

	singular	plural
nominative	arpa	arpalar
definite accusative	arpanı	arpaları
dative	arpaya	arpalara
locative	arpada	arpalarda
ablative	arpadan	arpalardan
definite genitive	arpanın	arpaların

Possessive forms of arpa

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	arpam	arpalarım
sənin (“your”)	arpan	arpaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	arpası	arpaları
bizim (“our”)	arpamız	arpalarımız
sizin (“your”)	arpanız	arpalarınız
onların (“their”)	arpası or arpaları	arpaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	arpamı	arpalarımı
sənin (“your”)	arpanı	arpalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	arpasını	arpalarını
bizim (“our”)	arpamızı	arpalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	arpanızı	arpalarınızı
onların (“their”)	arpasını or arpalarını	arpalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	arpama	arpalarıma
sənin (“your”)	arpana	arpalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	arpasına	arpalarına
bizim (“our”)	arpamıza	arpalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	arpanıza	arpalarınıza
onların (“their”)	arpasına or arpalarına	arpalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	arpamda	arpalarımda
sənin (“your”)	arpanda	arpalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	arpasında	arpalarında
bizim (“our”)	arpamızda	arpalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	arpanızda	arpalarınızda
onların (“their”)	arpasında or arpalarında	arpalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	arpamdan	arpalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	arpandan	arpalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	arpasından	arpalarından
bizim (“our”)	arpamızdan	arpalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	arpanızdan	arpalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	arpasından or arpalarından	arpalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	arpamın	arpalarımın
sənin (“your”)	arpanın	arpalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	arpasının	arpalarının
bizim (“our”)	arpamızın	arpalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	arpanızın	arpalarınızın
onların (“their”)	arpasının or arpalarının	arpalarının

Further reading

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “arpa”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[2] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 138
• Altun Kitab (2013–), “arpa”, in Azleks

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈar.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈaɾ.pa]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈar.pa]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Etymology 1

From Late Latin harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.

Noun

arpa f (plural arpes)

1. harp

Derived terms

• arpista

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin harpē (“bird of prey, falcon”), from Ancient Greek ἅρπη (hárpē, “bird of prey, falcon”).

Noun

arpa f (plural arpes)

1. claw of an animal
2. (in the plural) pitchfork

Derived terms

• arpejar
• arpella, arpelles
• arpó

Further reading

• “arpa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “arpa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “arpa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “arpa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Central Bikol

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *harpǭ

Late Latin harpader.

Spanish arpabor.

Central Bikol arpa

Borrowed from Spanish arpa (“harp”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ar‧pa
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɾpa/ [ˈʔaɾ.pa]

Noun

árpa

1. harp (musical instrument)

Derived terms

• mag-arpa

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish arpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɾpa/ [ˈʔaɾ.pa]
• Rhymes: -pa
• Hyphenation: ar‧pa

Noun

árpa

1. harp (music instrument)

Corsican

Noun

arpa f (plural arpe)

1. harp

Further reading

• “arpa” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *arpa (“barley”).

Noun

arpa (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. barley

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[3], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arpa (compare Ingrian arpa), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *arbaz (whence Old Norse arfr, Swedish arv).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrpɑ/, [ˈɑ̝rpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ar‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): ar‧pa

Noun

arpa

1. lot (anything, as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper, used in determining a question by chance)
2. lottery ticket

   Synonym: arpalippu

Declension

Inflection of arpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p–v gradation)
nominative		arpa	arvat
genitive		arvan	arpojen
partitive		arpaa	arpoja
illative		arpaan	arpoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		arpa	arvat
accusative	nom.	arpa	arvat
	gen.	arvan
genitive		arvan	arpojen arpain rare
partitive		arpaa	arpoja
inessive		arvassa	arvoissa
elative		arvasta	arvoista
illative		arpaan	arpoihin
adessive		arvalla	arvoilla
ablative		arvalta	arvoilta
allative		arvalle	arvoille
essive		arpana	arpoina
translative		arvaksi	arvoiksi
abessive		arvatta	arvoitta
instructive		—	arvoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of arpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p–v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arpani arpani accusative nom. arpani arpani gen. arpani genitive arpani arpojeni arpaini rare partitive arpaani arpojani inessive arvassani arvoissani elative arvastani arvoistani illative arpaani arpoihini adessive arvallani arvoillani ablative arvaltani arvoiltani allative arvalleni arvoilleni essive arpanani arpoinani translative arvakseni arvoikseni abessive arvattani arvoittani instructive — — comitative — arpoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arpasi arpasi accusative nom. arpasi arpasi gen. arpasi genitive arpasi arpojesi arpaisi rare partitive arpaasi arpojasi inessive arvassasi arvoissasi elative arvastasi arvoistasi illative arpaasi arpoihisi adessive arvallasi arvoillasi ablative arvaltasi arvoiltasi allative arvallesi arvoillesi essive arpanasi arpoinasi translative arvaksesi arvoiksesi abessive arvattasi arvoittasi instructive — — comitative — arpoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative arpamme arpamme accusative nom. arpamme arpamme gen. arpamme genitive arpamme arpojemme arpaimme rare partitive arpaamme arpojamme inessive arvassamme arvoissamme elative arvastamme arvoistamme illative arpaamme arpoihimme adessive arvallamme arvoillamme ablative arvaltamme arvoiltamme allative arvallemme arvoillemme essive arpanamme arpoinamme translative arvaksemme arvoiksemme abessive arvattamme arvoittamme instructive — — comitative — arpoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative arpanne arpanne accusative nom. arpanne arpanne gen. arpanne genitive arpanne arpojenne arpainne rare partitive arpaanne arpojanne inessive arvassanne arvoissanne elative arvastanne arvoistanne illative arpaanne arpoihinne adessive arvallanne arvoillanne ablative arvaltanne arvoiltanne allative arvallenne arvoillenne essive arpananne arpoinanne translative arvaksenne arvoiksenne abessive arvattanne arvoittanne instructive — — comitative — arpoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative arpansa arpansa accusative nom. arpansa arpansa gen. arpansa genitive arpansa arpojensa arpainsa rare partitive arpaansa arpojaan arpojansa inessive arvassaan arvassansa arvoissaan arvoissansa elative arvastaan arvastansa arvoistaan arvoistansa illative arpaansa arpoihinsa adessive arvallaan arvallansa arvoillaan arvoillansa ablative arvaltaan arvaltansa arvoiltaan arvoiltansa allative arvalleen arvallensa arvoilleen arvoillensa essive arpanaan arpanansa arpoinaan arpoinansa translative arvakseen arvaksensa arvoikseen arvoiksensa abessive arvattaan arvattansa arvoittaan arvoittansa instructive — — comitative — arpoineen arpoinensa

Derived terms

• arpajaiset
• arpoa

compounds

• arpakapula
• arpakuutio
• arpalippu
• arpaluu
• arpanoppa
• arpaonni
• arpapeli
• arpaseteli
• arvanheitto
• pika-arpa
• raaputusarpa
• raha-arpa
• voittoarpa

Related terms

• arpajaiset
• arpakuutio
• arpoa
• arvonta

Further reading

• “arpa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• para, rapa

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arpa. Cognate of Tagalog alpa.

Noun

árpa

1. harp, lyre

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arpa. Cognates include Finnish arpa and Estonian arp.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrpɑ/, [ˈɑrp]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrpɑ/, [ˈɑrb̥ɑ]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrpɑ/, [ˈɑrb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrp, -ɑrpɑ
• Hyphenation: ar‧pa

Noun

arpa

1. lot (used for determining a question by chance)
2. allotment (piece of land given by the village council by means of a lottery)

Declension

Declension of arpa (type 3/kana, p-v gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	arpa	arvat
genitive	arvan	arpoin
partitive	arpaa	arpoja
illative	arpaa	arpoi
inessive	arvaas	arvois
elative	arvast	arvoist
allative	arvalle	arvoille
adessive	arvaal	arvoil
ablative	arvalt	arvoilt
translative	arvaks	arvoiks
essive	arpanna, arpaan	arpoinna, arpoin
exessive1)	arpant	arpoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• arpuli
• arvoittee

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 17
• Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 21

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.pa/
• Rhymes: -arpa
• Hyphenation: àr‧pa

Etymology 1

From Late Latin harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.

Noun

arpa f (plural arpe)

1. harp (musical instrument)

Derived terms

• arpeggiare
• arpicordo

Related terms

• arpeggiamento
• arpeggiatore
• arpeggio

Etymology 2

From Latin harpē, from Ancient Greek ἅρπη (hárpē, “sickle”).

Alternative forms

• arpe

Noun

arpa f (plural arpe)

1. a curved sword

Anagrams

• apar, apra, para, para-, parà, rapa

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		اَرپا

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *arpa (“barley”).

Pronunciation

• (Xarrâbî) IPA^(key): [aɾpa]

Noun

arpa (definite accusative arpañ, plural arpalar)

1. barley

Declension

Declension of arpa

	singular	plural
nominative	arpa	arpalar
genitive	arpañ	arpalarııñ
dative	arpaqa	arpalarqa
definite accusative	arpañ	arpaları
locative	arpaça	arpalarça
ablative	arpada	arpalarda
instrumental	arpala	arpalarla
equative	arpavâra	arpalarvâra

Derived terms

• arpa suvı (“beer”)
• quş arpası (“oat”)

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1980), Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Ladino

Etymology

From Late Latin harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.pa/

Noun

arpa f (Hebrew spelling ארפה, plural arpas)

1. harp

   אי טי לוארי קון לה ארפה ,דייו מי דייו.

   Y te loare kon la arpa, Dio, mi Dio.

   And I shall praise you upon the harp, God, my God.

Lombard

Noun

arpa f

1. harp

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian arpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.pa/

• Audio (Gozo):

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• Rhymes: -arpa

Noun

arpa f

1. osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Noun

arpa f (plural arpas)

1. harp
2. claw

Derived terms

• (claw): arpar

Sicilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.pa/
• Hyphenation: àr‧pa

Etymology 1

From Late Latin harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.

Noun

arpa f (plural arpi)

1. harp

Etymology 2

From Latin harpē (“bird of prey, falcon”), from Ancient Greek ἅρπη (hárpē, “bird of prey, falcon”).

Noun

arpa f (plural arpi)

1. raptor, bird of prey

Spanish

Alternative forms

• harpa (rare)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *harpǭ

Late Latin harpader.

Spanish arpa

Derived from Late Latin harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾpa/ [ˈaɾ.pa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾpa
• Syllabification: ar‧pa

Noun

arpa f (plural arpas)

1. harp (musical instrument)

Usage notes

• Before feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like arpa, the singular definite article takes the form of el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el arpa. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al arpa, del arpa.

This also applies to the indefinite article, which takes the form of un, which is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una also occurs): un arpa or una arpa. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).

However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) are used: la mejor arpa, una buena arpa.

• In these cases, el and un are not masculine but feminine, deriving from Latin illa and una, respectively, even though they are identical in form to the corresponding masculine singular articles. Thus, they are allomorphs of the feminine singular articles la and una.
• The use of these allomorphs does not change the gender agreement of the adjectives modifying the feminine noun: el arpa única, un(a) arpa buena.
• In the plural, the usual feminine plural articles and determiners (las, unas, etc.) are always used.

Derived terms

• arpa de boca
• arpa eólica
• arpista

Further reading

• “arpa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• alpa

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *harpǭ

Late Latin harpader.

Spanish arpabor.

Tagalog arpa

Borrowed from Spanish arpa (“harp”), from Late Latin harpa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɾpa/ [ˈʔaɾ.pɐ], /ʔaɾˈpa/ [ʔɐɾˈpa]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɾpa, -a
• Syllabification: ar‧pa

Noun

arpa or arpá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜉ) (music)

1. harp

See also

• kintang
• kudyapi
• lira

Anagrams

• para, arap

Tatar

Noun

arpa

1. Latin spelling of арпа (arpa, “barley”)

Turkish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Turkic *arpa

Ottoman Turkish آرپه

Turkish arpa

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آرپه (“barley”), from Proto-Turkic *arpa (“barley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑɾ.pɑ/
• Hyphenation: ar‧pa

• Audio:

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Noun

arpa (definite accusative arpayı, plural arpalar)

1. barley

Declension

Declension of arpa

singular plural nominative arpa arpalar definite accusative arpayı arpaları dative arpaya arpalara locative arpada arpalarda ablative arpadan arpalardan genitive arpanın arpaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular arpam arpalarım 2nd singular arpan arpaların 3rd singular arpası arpaları 1st plural arpamız arpalarımız 2nd plural arpanız arpalarınız 3rd plural arpaları arpaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular arpamı arpalarımı 2nd singular arpanı arpalarını 3rd singular arpasını arpalarını 1st plural arpamızı arpalarımızı 2nd plural arpanızı arpalarınızı 3rd plural arpalarını arpalarını dative singular plural 1st singular arpama arpalarıma 2nd singular arpana arpalarına 3rd singular arpasına arpalarına 1st plural arpamıza arpalarımıza 2nd plural arpanıza arpalarınıza 3rd plural arpalarına arpalarına locative singular plural 1st singular arpamda arpalarımda 2nd singular arpanda arpalarında 3rd singular arpasında arpalarında 1st plural arpamızda arpalarımızda 2nd plural arpanızda arpalarınızda 3rd plural arpalarında arpalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular arpamdan arpalarımdan 2nd singular arpandan arpalarından 3rd singular arpasından arpalarından 1st plural arpamızdan arpalarımızdan 2nd plural arpanızdan arpalarınızdan 3rd plural arpalarından arpalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular arpamın arpalarımın 2nd singular arpanın arpalarının 3rd singular arpasının arpalarının 1st plural arpamızın arpalarımızın 2nd plural arpanızın arpalarınızın 3rd plural arpalarının arpalarının

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “arpa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• *àrp`á Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden; Cologne; New York: E.J. Brill
• Hyllested, Adam (2014), Word Exchange at the Gates of Europe: Five Millennia of Language Contact (PhD. dissertation)‎^[5], Copenhagen: University of Copenhagen, pages 32-33

Turkmen

Other scripts
Latin	arpa
Cyrillic	арпа
Arabic	آرپا

Alternative forms

• arfa (Yomut)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *arpa (“barley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈpa/, [ɑ̝ɾˈpɑ̝]
• IPA^(key): [ɑɾˈɸɑ] (colloquial)
• Hyphenation: ar‧pa

Noun

arpa (definite accusative arpany, plural arpalar)

1. barley

Declension

Declension of arpa

	singular	plural
nominative	arpa	arpalar
accusative	arpany	arpalary
genitive	arpanyň	arpalaryň
dative	arpā	arpalara
locative	arpada	arpalarda
ablative	arpadan	arpalardan

Further reading

• “arpa” in Enedilim.com
• “arpa” in Webonary.org

Uzbek

Other scripts

Arabic	Afghan Uzbek	—
	Yangi Imlo	ارپه
Cyrillic		арпа
Latin		arpa

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *arpa (“barley”).

Noun

arpa

1. barley