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araf

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Middle Welsh

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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araf

  1. slow, leisurely

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Welsh: araf

Mutation

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Mutated forms of araf
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
araf unchanged unchanged haraf

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 44

Further reading

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Turkish

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Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish اعراف (araf), from Arabic أَعْرَاف (ʔaʕrāf), plural of عُرْف (ʕurf, crest, height).

Noun

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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

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Bilingual road markings in Wales

Etymology

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From Middle Welsh araf.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of araf
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
araf unchanged unchanged haraf

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.