Fromerk(“alert”,noun), see there for further etymology. CompareFinnishherätä.

• IPA^(key): /ˈærkɑmɑ/,[ˈærkɑmɑ]

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• Rhymes:-ærkɑmɑ
• Hyphenation:är‧ka‧ma

ärkama (da-infinitiveärgata)

1. (intransitive or transitive) toawake, towake up, toawaken
   1. (intransitive) Torecover fromsleep;wake up aftersleep (genitive +peale).

      Äratuskell heliseb, aeg onärgata.

      The alarm went off, time towake up.

      Tukastasin, kuidärkasin sebimise peale.

      I was taking a nap, but Iwoke up because of all the rumble.

      Synonym:üles ärkama

      1. Toregainconsciousness; recover fromunconsciousness.

         Arstid loodavad, et meesärkab koomast täna.

         The doctors hope that he willcome out of his coma today.

         Synonym:üles ärkama

      2. To come out of one'sthoughts,imagination; becomelively.

         Ärkasin mõtetest, kui tüdruk mind kõnetas.

         Icame out of my thoughts when the girl started talking to me.

      3. (nature) To startgrowing again;foliate,blossom.

         Linnud laulavad, päike paistab, loodusärkab.

         The birds are singing, the sun is shining, nature (flowers and trees)is blossoming.

   2. (intransitive or transitive, figuratively) To start beingaware of something; awakenmorally,spiritually.
      • 2002 February-March, Matt Barker, “Kiskja [Predator]”, inVikerkaar [Rainbow], page83:

        Minus oli taasärganud aus kodanikutunne.

        An honest sense of citizenship has once againawoken in me.

      1. (transitive, of a feeling or state) Toevolve,arise, come forward (again).

         Gümnaasiumi lõpuklassisärkas poisis kirjandushuvi.

         In senior year of high school, an interest for literaturearose in him.

         Synonym:tärkama

      2. (intransitive) To becomereligious, convert to areligion.

• ärkama inSõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

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