Pará

The word Para- in English, is an affix of ancient Greek and Latin origin, mostly used as a prefix.

In Greek, it means: Beside, with, alongside. (as in paragraph)
In Latin, it means: Against, counter, outside or beyond the norm. For example parapluie in French meaning an umbrella (litt. counter-rain).
something which is beyond normal is described as paranormal
In organic chemistry, "para" (along with "ortho" and "meta") is used to distinguish the three types of isomer of disubstituted benzenes: it indicates that the substituents are at locants 1 and 4. It is printed in italic type, and is often abbreviated as p in compound names. For example, the compound name para-xylene is equivalent to p-xylene.
In psychology and psychiatry "para" is a prefix used to describe symptoms that mimic one disorder, that are occurring within another disorder, but not so severe as to be considered co-occurring or co-morbid. (e.g., para-Borderline behavior in conjunction with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD); a paraphilia, which is a non-specfic fetish, etc.).
Something related to parachutes. E.g. Paratroops, parasailing.

In other usage:

Para-Ordnance, firearms manufacturer
Pará is a state of the Brazilian federation, not connected with para.
Para District, Suriname.
Para is also a preposition in Spanish and Portuguese, in addition to being the Spanish word for "stop". See Spanish prepositions and Portuguese grammar.
Para also means 1/30th part of Quran (in Urdu, Hindi, Persian, etc.), also known as a Juz in Arabic.
Para also means "money" in Turkish.
*It was subunit of Ottoman currency in 1800s.
Para also means "money" in Serbian
* Para is one hundredth part of Yugoslav dinar and Serbian dinar.
* Para was one hundredth part of perper.
In medicine, the prefix "para" is used to describe the number of times a woman has given birth: for example, a woman who has given birth once is describes as para 1, and a woman who has given birth several times is described as multiparous, or multipara for short.
Para is a Bengali word for locality in West Bengal, Tripura (India) and Bangladesh.
Para also means "cow" in Hebrew

The Peoples Action for Rural Awakening campaign.

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