arap

See also: ARAP, Arap, A-rập, Á rập, and Ả Rập

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عرب (arab, arap), whence Turkish Arap.

Noun

arap m (plural arapë, definite arapi)

  1. (colloquial) black man, negro
    Synonym: zezak
  2. tadpole (young toad)
    Synonym: fulterëz
  3. a figure of Albanian and Balkanic fables imagined as a big black man, strong and scary
  4. name for a pet with black fur or hair
  5. name for a small and black variety of fig
  6. (adverb) used for the darkest colour on the spectrum

Adjective

arap (feminine arape)

  1. black, dark, tanned

Derived terms

  • arapash
  • arapashkë
  • arape
  • arapeshë
  • arapli

References

  • arap”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “arap”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980

Further reading

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • arapu

Verb

arap first-singular present indicative

  1. Alternative form of arachiu

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish عرب (Arap), from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab).

Noun

arap m (feminine equivalent arapsã)

  1. black person
  2. Arab
  3. name given to black dogs or mules
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Possibly ultimately linked to Latin rēpō (creep, crawl), but this is uncertain.

Noun

arap n (plural arapuri)

  1. ascent, uphill (an uphill route)

Chuukese

Adjective

arap

  1. close, near

Verb

arap

  1. to move close to

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *harəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀəp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arap/

Verb

arap

  1. believe
  2. hope

Derived terms

Kapampangan

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp. compare Tagalog harap, Yakan harap, Malay hadap.

Noun

arap

  1. front; forefront
  2. facade; front of a building
  3. presenting of oneself to someone

Derived terms

  • arapan
  • arapanan
  • ayarapanan
  • ipayarap
  • ipayarapanan
  • iyarap
  • kayarap
  • kayarapan
  • kayarapanan
  • kayarapananan
  • makayarap
  • marap
  • mikayarapanan
  • miyarap
  • miyarapanan
  • pamagarap
  • pangayarapanan
  • piyarapan

Maranao

Verb

arap

  1. to hope
  2. to pray

Derived terms

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عرب (Arap), from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab).

Noun

arap m (plural arapi, feminine equivalent arăpoaică)

  1. (dated, popular) black person; a person of Sub-Saharan African descent
  2. (obsolete) Arab
    Synonym: arab

Declension

Synonyms

  • (black person): negru (slang), african, persoană de culoare

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Javanese ꦲꦉꦥ꧀ (arep), Malay harap, and Iban arap.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɾap/ [ˈʔa.ɾɐp]
  • Rhymes: -aɾap
  • Syllabification: a‧rap

Noun

arap (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜉ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. dreaming (no longer used on its own except in derived terms)

Derived terms

  • arap-arapin
  • ipangarap
  • mangangarap
  • mangarap
  • mapangarap
  • mapangarapin
  • paarap
  • pangarap
  • pangarapan
  • pangarapin

See also

Further reading

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