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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عرب (arab, arap), whence Turkish Arap.
Noun
arap m (plural arapë, definite arapi)
- (colloquial) black man, negro
- Synonym: zezak
- tadpole (young toad)
- Synonym: fulterëz
- a figure of Albanian and Balkanic fables imagined as a big black man, strong and scary
- name for a pet with black fur or hair
- name for a small and black variety of fig
- (adverb) used for the darkest colour on the spectrum
Adjective
arap (feminine arape)
- 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
Etymology 1
Verb
arap first-singular present indicative
- Alternative form of arachiu
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish عرب (Arap), from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab).
Noun
arap m (feminine equivalent arapsã)
- black person
- Arab
- 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)
- ascent, uphill (an uphill route)
Chuukese
Adjective
arap
- close, near
Verb
arap
- to move close to
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *harəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀəp.
Pronunciation
Verb
arap
- believe
- hope
Derived terms
Kapampangan
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp. compare Tagalog harap, Yakan harap, Malay hadap.
Noun
arap
- front; forefront
- facade; front of a building
- presenting of oneself to someone
Derived terms
Maranao
Verb
arap
- to hope
- to pray
Derived terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عرب (Arap), from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab).
Noun
arap m (plural arapi, feminine equivalent arăpoaică)
- (dated, popular) black person; a person of Sub-Saharan African descent
- (obsolete) Arab
- Synonym: arab
Declension
Synonyms
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare Javanese ꦲꦉꦥ꧀ (arep), Malay harap, and Iban arap.
Pronunciation
Noun
arap (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜉ᜔) (now dialectal, Batangas)
- dream
- Synonym: panaginip
Usage notes
- No longer used on its own in Standard Tagalog except in derived terms.
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “arap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 49.
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
Anagrams
Turkmen
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab). Compare Azerbaijani ərəb..
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑˈɾɑp/
- Rhymes: -ɑp
- Hyphenation: a‧rap
Adjective
arap (comparative ?, superlative iň arap)
- Arab, Arabic, Arabian
Noun
arap (definite accusative arapy, plural araplar)
- Arab
Declension
Further reading
- “arap” in Enedilim.com
- “arap” in Webonary.org