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/

Adjective

araf

  1. slow, leisurely

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Welsh: araf

Mutation

Middle Welsh mutation
RadicalSoftNasalH-prothesis
arafunchangedunchangedharaf
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).

Noun

araf (definite accusative arafı, uncountable)

  1. (Islam) A'raf, a limbo realm between Heaven and Hell inhabited by those whose sins and virtues are evenly balanced.
  2. purgatory

Welsh

Bilingual road markings in Wales

Etymology

From Middle Welsh araf.

Pronunciation

Adjective

araf (feminine singular araf, plural araf, equative arafed, comparative arafach, superlative arafaf)

  1. slow
    Siaradwch yn araf os gwelwch yn dda.
    Speak slowly please.

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-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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