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Ara, es ov a?

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  • Ara, es ov a?

    So me and some friends were typing are names into Urbandictionary.com to see what fun definition was there for our names, and the first definition that came up for "Ara" was

    "Ara: eastern Armenian way of saying dude

    Example: 'ara, es ov a?! = Dude, who is this?!' "

    132 people agreed with the definition and 20 disagreed. I guess my question is, is this a real slang term/expression in Eastern Armenian? (many of the definitions that get posted on that site are inside jokes)

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    Re: Ara, es ov a?

    Yes, they really do say that. And it's confusing as xxxx because every other WA male is named Ara.

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      Re: Ara, es ov a?

      Originally posted by yerazhishda View Post
      Yes, they really do say that. And it's confusing as xxxx because every other WA male is named Ara.
      Lol, tell me about it. So Ara isn't as popular of a name for Eastern Armenian's?

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        Re: Ara, es ov a?

        Originally posted by ara87 View Post
        Lol, tell me about it. So Ara isn't as popular of a name for Eastern Armenian's?
        They don't name their kids Ara. Instead they name them "Gor" lol.

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        Typical conversation between an EA and WA

        WA - Gor, Inch g'nes gor?
        EA - Vochinch, ara jan.
        WA - Ara? Anuns Ara che! Anuns Hagop e!

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          Re: Ara, es ov a?

          Originally posted by yerazhishda View Post
          They don't name their kids Ara. Instead they name them "Gor" lol.

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          Typical conversation between an EA and WA

          WA - Gor, Inch g'nes gor?
          EA - Vochinch, ara jan.
          WA - Ara? Anuns Ara che! Anuns Hagop e!

          lol, though nowbody i know says the "gor" before "inch g'nes gor"

          WA-Parev
          EA-Bons Es?
          WA-Inch?
          EA-BONS ES?
          WA-............
          EA-Barev?
          WA-Oooh, PA-rev

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            Re: Ara, es ov a?

            Originally posted by ara87 View Post
            lol, though nowbody i know says the "gor" before "inch g'nes gor"

            WA-Parev
            EA-Bons Es?
            WA-Inch?
            EA-BONS ES?
            WA-............
            EA-Barev?
            WA-Oooh, PA-rev
            ara is mostly used in yerevan, in Lenakan co is used. And Gor is a cool name

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            • #7
              Re: Ara, es ov a?

              Originally posted by ara87 View Post
              lol, though nowbody i know says the "gor" before "inch g'nes gor"
              Of course not, that would be the EA's name.

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                Re: Ara, es ov a?

                Originally posted by yerazhishda View Post
                Of course not, that would be the EA's name.
                that's what i thought but then i also thought that nobody names their kid "Gor," but apparently i was wrong. I think a barskahye told me once that they used "Gor" for hell.

                But fyi, if you plan on living in and making a family in a French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, speaking country, don't name your kid "Ara"
                Last edited by ara87; 10-20-2008, 11:36 AM.

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                    Re: Ara, es ov a?

                    Originally posted by yerazhishda View Post
                    yeah I remember someone mentioning him but i had just thought it was like a band or stage name

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