aru
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of English Arua.
=== Symbol ===
aru
(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Arua.
=== See also ===
Wiktionary’s coverage of Arua terms
== Abau ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈa.ru/
=== Adjective ===
aru
sharp
=== References ===
SIL International (2020), “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org[1]
== Afar ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈaru/ [ˈʔʌɾʊ]
Hyphenation: a‧ru
=== Noun ===
áru m
(geography, astronomy) crater
==== References ====
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
== Aymara ==
=== Noun ===
aru
language
=== References ===
Official translation of the Constitución Política del Estado, Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional, 2016
== Blagar ==
=== Numeral ===
aru
two
=== References ===
The Rosetta Project, Blagar Swadesh List
Stokhof (1975)
== Chayuco Mixtec ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish arroz.
=== Noun ===
aru
rice
=== References ===
Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974), Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 18)[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, page 77
== Chungli Ao ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /a˥.ɾu˩/, [a˥.ɾu˩]
=== Verb ===
aru
to come
==== Inflection ====
=== Further reading ===
Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 11
== Estonian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɑru/, [ˈɑru]
Rhymes: -ɑru
Hyphenation: aru
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Proto-Finnic *arvo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *arwa (“price, value”), of Indo-Iranic origin. Cognate to Finnish arvo.
==== Noun ====
aru (genitive aru, partitive aru)
reason, mind (ability for rational thought)
Synonyms: mõistus, intellekt
(in set phrases) understanding
aru saama ― to understand (literally, “to receive understanding”)
aru andma ― to report (literally, “to give understanding”)
===== Declension =====
===== Derived terms =====
===== Compounds =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Proto-Finnic *aro. Cognate with Finnish aro.
==== Noun ====
aru (genitive aru, partitive aru)
a kind of dry temperate grassland
Synonyms: arumaa, aruheinamaa, aruniit
===== Declension =====
===== Compounds =====
=== References ===
aru in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
“aru”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
“aru”, in [SP] Eesti keele sõnapered [Estonian Word Families] (in Estonian) (online version, continuously updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012–
== Japanese ==
=== Romanization ===
aru
Rōmaji transcription of ある
Rōmaji transcription of アル
== Jaqaru ==
=== Etymology ===
Cognate with Aymara aru.
=== Verb ===
aru
to speak
=== References ===
Martha James Hardman. (1996) Jaqaru: Outline of phonological and morphological structure, page 75.
== Kabyle ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Berber *ăʔrəβ.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aru/
=== Verb ===
aru (verbal noun tira)
to write
Synonyms: kteb, jerrer
to be written
Synonyms: ttwaru, ttwikteb
=== References ===
Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal[4], retrieved 2025
Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France
== Kanakanabu ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Tsouic *wálu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.
=== Numeral ===
aru
eight
== Latvian ==
=== Verb ===
aru
first-person singular present/past indicative of art
== Makasar ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈaru/, [ˈa.ru]
Hyphenation: a‧ru
=== Noun ===
aru (Lontara spelling ᨕᨑᨘ or 𑻱𑻭𑻴, definite arua)
a pledge of allegiance to a prince or ruler (traditionally performed by holding the hilt of a kris and stomping the ground, done by chiefs during inauguration or commanders before going to battle)
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
== Māori ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Polynesian *qalu.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈaru/ [ˈɐɾʉ]
=== Noun ===
aru
chase
pursuit
=== Verb ===
aru (passive arumia)
to chase
to follow, pursue
=== References ===
John C. Moorfield (2011), “aru”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN
== Middle English ==
=== Noun ===
aru
(Lincolnshire and West Riding) alternative form of arwe
== Old English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
earun, earon
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ru/
Rhymes: -ɑ.ru
=== Verb ===
aru
(contraction) Northumbrian form of earon
== Old Swedish ==
=== Verb ===
aru
third-person plural present indicative of vara
== Old Tupi ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [aˈɾu]
Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: a‧ru
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Noun ====
aru (first-person singular active indicative aîaru, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîaruî, noun aru) (transitive)
to impede
to harm
===== Conjugation =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Noun ====
aru (?)
Surinam toad (Pipa pipa)
===== Descendants =====
Nheengatu: arú
→ Brazilian Portuguese: aru
=== Etymology 3 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
aru
first-person active indicative of eru
=== Further reading ===
Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “aru”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 63, columns 1–2
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Old Tupi aru.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: a‧ru
=== Noun ===
aru m (plural arus)
(Amazonas) Surinam toad (Pipa pipa)
Synonyms: sapo-aru, sapo-do-surinã, sapo-pipa
=== Further reading ===
“aru”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“aru”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“aru”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“aru”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
== Rukai ==
=== Adverb ===
aru
more (to make comparisons)
== Tahitian ==
=== Noun ===
aru
forest
== Tarifit ==
=== Alternative forms ===
aṛu
arew, aṛew
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Berber *arəw.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Nador) IPA(key): [ɑɾˤʊ]
=== Verb ===
aru (verbal noun tarwa or arraw, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⵓ) (transitive)
to give birth to
Synonym: jj
to bear (fruit)
==== Conjugation ====
=== References ===
Serhoual (2002)
Abarrou (2024)
== Tashelhit ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Proto-Berber *arəw (“to give birth”). Cognate with Kabyle arew and possibly Egyptian jwr (“to conceive”).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /aru/
==== Verb ====
aru (intensive aorist ttaru, preterite uru, verbal noun arra, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⵓ, Arabic spelling آرو)
to give birth, to bear (a child)
to lay (eggs)
to produce, to bear fruits (trees, plants)
تاسافت ار تّارو وادرنا. ― tasaft ar ttaru wadrna ― the oak bears acorns.
===== Derived terms =====
===== See also =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /aru/
==== Noun ====
aru m (plural irattn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⵓ, Arabic spelling آرو)
the smell given off by some types of fish
===== Inflection =====
=== References ===
Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 391
== Ternate ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): [ˈa.ɾu]
==== Noun ====
aru
a hole
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): [ˈa.ɾu]
==== Noun ====
aru
a wooden spoon
=== Etymology 3 ===
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): [ˈa.ɾu]
==== Verb ====
aru
(stative) to be complete
===== Conjugation =====
==== References ====
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh