arholi

Welsh

Etymology

From ar- +‎ holi (“to ask”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /arˈhɔlɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /arˈhoːli/, /arˈhɔli/

Verb

arholi (first-person singular present arholaf)

1. (transitive) to examine

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	arholaf	arholi	arhola	arholwn	arholwch	arholant	arholir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	arholwn	arholit	arholai	arholem	arholech	arholent	arholid
preterite	arholais	arholaist	arholodd	arholasom	arholasoch	arholasant	arholwyd
pluperfect	arholaswn	arholasit	arholasai	arholasem	arholasech	arholasent	arholasid, arholesid
present subjunctive	arholwyf	arholych	arholo	arholom	arholoch	arholont	arholer
imperative	—	arhola	arholed	arholwn	arholwch	arholent	arholer
verbal noun	arholi
verbal adjectives	arholedig arholadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	arhola i, arholaf i	arholi di	arholith o/e/hi, arholiff e/hi	arholwn ni	arholwch chi	arholan nhw
conditional	arholwn i, arholswn i	arholet ti, arholset ti	arholai fo/fe/hi, arholsai fo/fe/hi	arholen ni, arholsen ni	arholech chi, arholsech chi	arholen nhw, arholsen nhw
preterite	arholais i, arholes i	arholaist ti, arholest ti	arholodd o/e/hi	arholon ni	arholoch chi	arholon nhw
imperative	—	arhola	—	—	arholwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• arholiad (“examination”)
• arholwr, arholydd (“examiner”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of arholi

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
arholi	unchanged	unchanged	harholi

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

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arholi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies