arnap

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• arnáp

Etymology

Univerbation of ara (“so that”) +‎ ní/nád (“not”) +‎ ba (“may be”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar͈n͈ab/

Verb

arnap

1. so that… may not be/is not; lest… may be/is
   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 6^c7

     Léic úait inna bíada milsi et tomil innahí-siu do·mmeil do chenél arnáp hésom con·éit détso.

     Put away from you sg the sweet foods, and consume those that your race consumes, so that it may not be he who is indulgent to you.

   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 14^d17

     coní·árim-se peccad libsi uili, ꝉ ara·tart-sa fortacht dúibsi, arnap trom fuirib for n‑oínur

     so that I may not count sin with you all, or so that I may give aid to you lest it be heavy on you by yourselves

Semai

Etymology

From Malay arnab (“rabbit”), from Arabic أرنب (ʔarnab).

Noun

arnap

1. rabbit; hare