araf
Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *aramo- (“quiet”), from *eramo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erh₁-mo-; see also Sanskrit इलयति (ilayati, “to keep still”), Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “lonesome, solitary”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈarav/
Derived terms
- araueð (“slowness”)
Descendants
- Welsh: araf
Mutation
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. |
Further reading
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “aramo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 39-40
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish اعراف (araf), from Arabic أَعْرَاف (ʾaʿrāf), plural of عُرْف (ʿurf, “crest, height”).
Welsh

Bilingual road markings in Wales
Etymology
From Middle Welsh araf.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈarav/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈara/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈaːrav/, /ˈarav/
Adjective
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
Mutation
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. |
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