арап
See also: Appendix:Variations of "arap"
Adyghe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aːraːp]
Noun
арап • (arap)
- an Arabic person
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | арапэ (arapɛ) | арапэхэ (arapɛxɛ) |
| nominative | арапэр (arapɛr) | арапэхэр (arapɛxɛr) |
| ergative | арапэм (arapɛm) | арапэхэмэ (arapɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | арапэ(м)кӏэ (arapɛ(m)kʼɛ) | арапэхэ(м)кӏэ (arapɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | арапыу (arapəwu) | арапэхыу (arapɛxəwu) |
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- ара́пин (arápin)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈrap]
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Noun
ара́п • (aráp) m (feminine ара́пка)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ара́п aráp |
ара́пи arápi |
| definite (subject form) |
ара́път arápǎt |
ара́пите arápite |
| definite (object form) |
ара́па arápa | |
| vocative form | ара́пе arápe |
ара́пи arápi |
Anagrams
- пара (para), пара- (para-)
Kabardian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aːraːp]
Noun
арап • (arap)
- an Arabic person
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic арапъ (arapŭ), from Turkic; compare Turkish Arap (“Arab”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈrap]
Noun
ара́п • (aráp) m anim (genitive ара́па, nominative plural ара́пы, genitive plural ара́пов)
- (archaic) Negro
- Synonym: негр (negr)
- (dated) an African servant, especially one who served Russian nobility during the 18th-early 19th centuries.
- (colloquial, derogatory) a swindler, someone who cheats in card gambling games
Declension
Derived terms
- арап Высочайшего двора (arap Vysočajševo dvora)
- заправлять арапа (zapravljatʹ arapa)
Descendants
- → Ingrian: arappi
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “арап”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress