araf
Middle Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *aramo- (“quiet”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₃-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₃- (“rest”). Cognate with Sanskrit ईरमा (īrmā́, “to keep still”), रात्री (rātrī, “night”), Ancient Greek ἐρωή (erōḗ, “rest”), German Ruhe (“rest”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
araf
Derived terms edit
- araueð (“slowness”)
Descendants edit
- Welsh: araf
Mutation edit
Middle Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Soft | Nasal | H-prothesis |
araf | unchanged | unchanged | haraf |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
Further reading edit
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “aramo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 39-40
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish اعراف (araf), from Arabic أَعْرَاف (ʔaʕrāf), plural of عُرْف (ʕurf, “crest, height”).
Noun edit
araf (definite accusative arafı, uncountable)
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh araf.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈarav/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈara/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈa(ː)rav/
Adjective edit
araf (feminine singular araf, plural araf, equative arafed, comparative arafach, superlative arafaf)
- slow
- Siaradwch yn araf os gwelwch yn dda.
- Speak slowly please.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
araf | unchanged | unchanged | haraf |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |