IN GREEK
ντάρα
ntara
tare (κάνω ντάρα, deduct the tare)
IN TURKISH
dara
dara
tare; daraya çıkarmak, to discard
WEAR THE WORD
ντάρα in blue ink and dara in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- Trade and money
- NOTES
- Arabic ṭarḥa, deduction, usually via Italian tara; Greek ντάρα via Turkish, with τάρα also found.
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SOURCES
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘ντάρα / dara’, entry 210, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/210-ntara/. Accessed [day month year].