aran

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aran"

Bakumpai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan.

Noun

aran

1. name

Basque

Aran bi.

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *araN, further origin uncertain. Some compare this word to Aragonese arañón, Catalan aranyó, Spanish arándano, all of which presuppose an unattested Vulgar Latin *agraniō. Others see a Celtic origin behind this term: compare Irish airne, Welsh eirin, both from Proto-Celtic *agrinyā.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /aɾan/ [a.ɾãn]
• Rhymes: -aɾan
• Hyphenation: a‧ran

Noun

aran inan

1. plum (fruit)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with haran.

Declension

Declension of aran (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	aran	arana	aranak
ergative	aranek	aranak	aranek
dative	arani	aranari	aranei
genitive	aranen	aranaren	aranen
comitative	aranekin	aranarekin	aranekin
causative	aranengatik	aranarengatik	aranengatik
benefactive	aranentzat	aranarentzat	aranentzat
instrumental	aranez	aranaz	aranez
inessive	aranetan	aranean	aranetan
locative	aranetako	araneko	aranetako
allative	aranetara	aranera	aranetara
terminative	aranetaraino	araneraino	aranetaraino
directive	aranetarantz	aranerantz	aranetarantz
destinative	aranetarako	aranerako	aranetarako
ablative	aranetatik	aranetik	aranetatik
partitive	aranik	—	—
prolative	arantzat	—	—

Derived terms

• aranbeltz
• arangorri
• aranondo

Descendants

• → Spanish: arán

References

• “aran”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
• “aran”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “aran” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Crimean Tatar

Noun

aran

1. stable

   Synonym: dam

Declension

Declension of aran

	singular	plural
nominative	aran	aranlar
genitive	arannıñ	aranlarnıñ
dative	aranğa	aranlarğa
accusative	arannı	aranlarnı
locative	aranda	aranlarda
ablative	arandan	aranlardan

References

• “aran”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan.

Noun

aran

1. name

Finnish

Etymology 1

Adjective

aran

1. genitive singular of arka

Etymology 2

Noun

aran

1. genitive singular of ara

Javanese

Romanization

aran

1. Romanization of ꦲꦫꦤ꧀

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan.

Noun

aran

1. name

Middle English

Noun

aran

1. Alternative form of arayne

Nauruan

Etymology

From Pre-Nauruan *raani, from Proto-Micronesian *raani, from Proto-Oceanic *raqani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqani, from Proto-Austronesian *daqaNi.

Noun

aran

1. day

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈɾɑːn/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

aran f (Arabic spelling ئاران) (geography)

1. desert, wilderness; a place with a hot, dry climate
2. valley
3. meadow, pasture

Declension

Declension of aran

Definite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aran	aran
Construct	arana	aranên
Oblique	aranê	aranan
Demonstrative oblique	wê aranê	wan aranan
Vocative	aranê	aranino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aranek	aranin
Construct	araneke	aranine
Oblique	aranekê	araninan

Etymology 2

Verb

aran (Arabic spelling ئاران) (intransitive)

1. Alternative form of arîn

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aran I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 11
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aran II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 11

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan.

Noun

aran

1. name

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish arán, from Proto-Celtic *aragnos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾan/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): [ˈa˧˥.ɾan˥˩]

Noun

aran m (genitive singular arain, no plural)

1. bread, loaf

   aran làthail ― daily bread

2. livelihood, sustenance

   a tha cumail t'arain riut ― who gives you your livelihood

   Cha bhi thu gun aran. ― You shall not want a livelihood.

Derived terms

• aran-donn (“brown bread”)
• aran milis (“pastry”)

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aran”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC

Spanish

Verb

aran

1. third-person plural present indicative of arar

Tatar

Noun

aran

1. Latin spelling of аран (aran, “a shed”)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaran/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)ran/

Noun

aran

1. Soft mutation of garan.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
garan	aran	ngaran	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɾã́/

Noun

àrán

1. velvet

Adjective

àrán

1. of or resembling velvet

Derived terms

• ẹja aláràn-án (“mackerel”)