arap

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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

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

Etymology 1

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

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

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

Declension of arap
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite arap arapă arapi arape
definite arapul arapa arapii arapele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite arap arape arapi arape
definite arapului arapei arapilor arapelor

Synonyms

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

arap (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜉ᜔) (obsolete)

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

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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