aran

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Bakumpai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan.

Noun

aran

  1. name

Basque

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Etymology

From Proto-Basque *araN, further origin uncertain. Some compare this word to Aragonese arañón, Catalan aranyó, Spanish arándano, all of which presuppose an unattested Vulgar Latin *agraniō. Others see a Celtic origin behind this term: compare Irish airne, Welsh eirin, both from Proto-Celtic *agrinyā.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aran inan

  1. plum (fruit)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with haran.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: arán

References

  • aran”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
  • aran”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • aran” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Crimean Tatar

Noun

aran

  1. stable
    Synonym: dam

Declension

References

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan.

Noun

aran

  1. name

Finnish

Etymology 1

Adjective

aran

  1. genitive singular of arka

Etymology 2

Noun

aran

  1. genitive singular of ara

Javanese

Romanization

aran

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦫꦤ꧀

Linngithigh

Noun

aran

  1. head

Derived terms

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan.

Noun

aran

  1. name

Middle English

Noun

aran

  1. Alternative form of arayne

Nauruan

Etymology

From Pre-Nauruan *raani, from Proto-Micronesian *raani, from Proto-Oceanic *raqani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqani, from Proto-Austronesian *daqaNi.

Noun

aran

  1. day

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

aran f (Arabic spelling ئاران) (geography)

  1. desert, wilderness; a place with a hot, dry climate
  2. valley
  3. meadow, pasture
Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

aran (Arabic spelling ئاران) (intransitive)

  1. Alternative form of arîn

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aran I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 11
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aran II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 11

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan.

Noun

aran

  1. name

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish arán, from Proto-Celtic *aragnos.

Pronunciation

Noun

aran m (genitive singular arain, no plural)

  1. bread, loaf
    aran làthaildaily bread
  2. livelihood, sustenance
    a tha cumail t'arain riutwho gives you your livelihood
    Cha bhi thu gun aran.You shall not want a livelihood.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “aran”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC

Spanish

Verb

aran

  1. third-person plural present indicative of arar

Tatar

Noun

aran

  1. Latin spelling of аран (aran, a shed)

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

aran

  1. Soft mutation of garan.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
garan aran ngaran unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yoruba

Pronunciation

Noun

àrán

  1. velvet

Adjective

àrán

  1. of or resembling velvet

Derived terms