pora

pora

1. first-person singular aorist indicative of pjerr

From poro + -a.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpora/
• Rhymes: -ora
• Syllabification: po‧ra

pora (accusative singular poran, plural poraj, accusative plural porajn)

1. porous

   Synonyms: poroza, poreca, porhava

   • 2002 July, Adonis M. Saliba-Silva, “Korodo de metaloj kaj kontraŭkorodaj metodoj”, in Internacia Kongresa Universitato, volume 55, page 74:

     Pora barilo permesas la trapason de sulfatoj, tamen blokas la migradon de Zn kaj Cu jonoj.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2002 October, “Partio, klanoj kaj triboj, la fragila ekvilibro de la iraka reĝimo”, in Claude Longue-Épée, transl., Le Monde diplomatique en Esperanto, translation of original by Faleh A. Jabar (in French):

     La vahabismo, saud-arabia hanbalita ortodoksismo, transfiltriĝas tra la suda pora landlimo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2015 November, Roberto Pigro, “Pluveraj veroj”, in Monato, volume 36, number 11, →ISSN, page 22:

     Rezultis, ke la kolizio de pluvoguto kun pora materialo (kia estas tero) aperigas ĉe la kontakta surfaco tre malgrandajn aerbobelojn.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• “pora”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “pora”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Borrowed from Swedish borr (“drill”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈporɑ/, [ˈpo̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orɑ
• Syllabification^(key): po‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): po‧ra

pora

1. drill (tool used to make or drill holes)

• porata

• “pora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

• apro

From Bengali পড়া (poṛa).

pora

1. reading, lesson

• poraia
• poria

por (“dust, powder”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈporɒ]
• Hyphenation: po‧ra

pora

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of por

pora

1. drill

pora m

1. (dialectal) genitive singular of pors

Borrowed from Polish para (“pair”), ultimately from Latin pār (“even; pair”).^[1]

• (porà) IPA^(key): /poːˈra/
• (põra) IPA^(key): /ˈpoːra/

porà f (plural põros) stress pattern 4

1. pair^[2]

• pavura (Western)
• pagura, paüra (Western orthographies)
• póra, pòra, pura (Eastern orthographies)

Inherited from Latin pavor (“fear”), probably through Vulgar Latin *pavora, with gender change.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoːra/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈpurɑ] (Bergamasque)
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːra/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈporɑ] (Brescian)
  • IPA^(key): [ˈpɔːra] (Trentino)

pora f (plural pore)

1. Eastern form of pavura (“fear”).

pora

1. superseded spelling of póra

Inherited from Assamese পঢ়া (porha), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀠𑀇 (paḍhaï), from Sanskrit पृथ् (pṛth).

pora

1. read

• poren

pora m or f

1. definite feminine singular of pore

pora f

1. definite singular of pore

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.ɾa/
• Rhymes: -ɔɾa
• Hyphenation: po‧ra

From por (“to jump”) +‎ -a.

pora (possessable)

1. jump; hop

   Synonym: perereka

From por (“full”) +‎ -a.

pora (possessable)

1. content; contents (that which is contained)
2. component (smaller, self-contained part of larger entity)

• Nheengatu: pura, -pura

pora (possessable)

1. fruit (end result, effect or consequence)

pora (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mbora)

1. inhabitant (someone or thing who lives in a place)

   Synonym: ekoara

pora (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mbora)

1. bruise; scratch (mark on the skin left by a blow)
2. mark; print (visible impression left on a surface)

   pypora ― footprint

• tatapora

• Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “pora”, 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, pages 395–396

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.ra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔra
• Syllabification: po‧ra

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pora.

pora f

1. time

   Synonyms: czas, okres

   do tej pory ― ever, so far

   pory roku ― seasons

   Pora już poźna, czas wracać do domu. ― The time is late, it's time to go back home.

2. interval

pora impf (defective)

1. (intransitive) it is time [with infinitive or żeby (+ past-tense clause) or na (+ accusative) or do (+ genitive)]

   Synonym: czas

   Pora iść do szkoły. ― It is time to go to school.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pora m inan or m animal

1. genitive/accusative singular of por

   Jem pysznego pora. ― I am eating a tasty leek.

• “pora I”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “pora II”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “pora”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[5] (in Polish)

• IPA^(key): /pǒːra/
• Hyphenation: po‧ra

póra f (Cyrillic spelling по́ра)

1. pore

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾa/ [ˈpo.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: po‧ra

pora

1. obsolete form of para

pora f (plural poras)

1. (South America) ghost, phantom, apparition

• “pora”, 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
• “pora”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

• Audio (Kenya):

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-pora (infinitive kupora)

1. to rob, to snatch, to steal

Conjugation of -pora
Positive present -napora Subjunctive -pore Negative -pori Imperative singular pora
Infinitives
Positive kupora Negative kutopora
Imperatives
Singular pora Plural poreni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupora Positive past positive subject concord + -lipora Negative past negative subject concord + -kupora
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napora) Singular Plural 1st person ninapora/napora tunapora 2nd person unapora mnapora 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapora wanapora other classes positive subject concord + -napora
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pori) Singular Plural 1st person sipori hatupori 2nd person hupori hampori 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapori hawapori other classes negative subject concord + -pori
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapora Negative future negative subject concord + -tapora
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pore) Singular Plural 1st person nipore tupore 2nd person upore mpore 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apore wapore other classes positive subject concord + -pore
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipore Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepora Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepora Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipora Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipora
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apora) Singular Plural 1st person napora twapora 2nd person wapora mwapora 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apora wapora m-mi(III/IV) wapora yapora ji-ma(V/VI) lapora yapora ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapora vyapora n(IX/X) yapora zapora u(XI) wapora see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapora pa(XVI) papora mu(XVIII) mwapora
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepora "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapora "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japora "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipora "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopora Consecutive kapora / positive subject concord + -kapora Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapore
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipora -tupora 2nd person -kupora -wapora/-kuporeni/-waporeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpora -wapora m-mi(III/IV) -upora -ipora ji-ma(V/VI) -lipora -yapora ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipora -vipora n(IX/X) -ipora -zipora u(XI) -upora see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupora pa(XVI) -papora mu(XVIII) -mupora Reflexive -jipora
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pora- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -poraye -porao m-mi(III/IV) -porao -porayo ji-ma(V/VI) -poralo -porayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -poracho -poravyo n(IX/X) -porayo -porazo u(XI) -porao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -porako pa(XVI) -porapo mu(XVIII) -poramo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pora) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepora -opora m-mi(III/IV) -opora -yopora ji-ma(V/VI) -lopora -yopora ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopora -vyopora n(IX/X) -yopora -zopora u(XI) -opora see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopora pa(XVI) -popora mu(XVIII) -mopora
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -poresha
  • Passive: -porwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • mporaji (“robber, looter, plunderer”)
  • uporaji (“looting”)

pora

1. feminine singular of poro

pora

1. rapids, waterfall

• Lizot, Jacques (2004), Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ‎^[6] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN