araf

== Middle Welsh == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *aramo- (“quiet”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₃-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₃- (“rest”). Cognate with Sanskrit ईरमा (īrmā́, “to keep still”), रात्री (rātrī, “night”), Ancient Greek ἐρωή (erōḗ, “rest”), German Ruhe (“rest”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈarav/ === Adjective === araf slow, leisurely ==== Derived terms ==== araueð (“slowness”) ==== Descendants ==== Welsh: araf === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Matasović, Ranko (2009), “aramo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 39-40 == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish اعراف (araf), from Arabic أَعْرَاف (ʔaʕrāf), plural of عُرْف (ʕurf, “crest, height”). === Noun === araf (definite accusative arafı, uncountable) (Islam) A'raf, a limbo realm between Heaven and Hell inhabited by those whose sins and virtues are evenly balanced. purgatory == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh araf. === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈarav/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈara/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈa(ː)rav/ === Adjective === araf (feminine singular araf, plural araf, equative arafed, comparative arafach, superlative arafaf) slow long-winded, prolix Synonyms: hirfaith, cwmasog tedious Synonyms: diddiwedd, blinderus slow-witted Synonyms: pŵl, dwl, musgrell ==== Derived terms ==== arafaidd, arafus (“slowish”) arafu (“to slow down”) arafwch (“slowness”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “araf”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “araf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies