あるは
Japanese
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Etymology
editある (aru, “to be, to exist”, rentaikei of the classical verb ari) + は (wa, topic marker).[1] Arose from kanbun kundoku.
Conjunction
edit- (obsolete) or, either; some ... and others
- 905–914, kana preface to the Kokin Wakashū
- …逢坂山に至りて手向けを祈り、あるは春・夏・秋・冬にも入らぬ種々の歌をなむ、選ばせ給ひける。
- … Ōsakayama ni itarite Tamuke o inori, aruwa haru natsu aki fuyu ni mo iranu kusagusa no uta o namu, erabasetamaikeru.
- All kinds of poems, such as …, the poems about coming to Ōsakayama and praying to the Tamuke no kami (traveler's guardian deity), or the poems which do not fall into any category of spring, summer, fall or winter, are chosen and collected.
- …逢坂山に至りて手向けを祈り、あるは春・夏・秋・冬にも入らぬ種々の歌をなむ、選ばせ給ひける。
- 905–914, kana preface to the Kokin Wakashū
Phrase
edit- (usually repeated in the form あるは…あるは… (aru wa … aru wa …), obsolete) some; sometimes; in some cases
- Synonym: あるいは (arui wa)