haran

See also: Haran, harán, and härän

Basque

Etymology

First attested in 828, from Proto-Basque *(h)araN.[1]

Linguists abiding by the Vasconic substrate hypothesis like Theo Vennemann have tenuously connected the term to a number of placenames in Europe, like Arundel, England.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /haɾan/ [ha.ɾãn]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /aɾan/ [a.ɾãn]
  • Rhymes: -aɾan, -an
  • Hyphenation: ha‧ran

Noun

haran inan

  1. valley
    Synonyms: ibar, naba
  2. district, comarca

Declension

Declension of haran (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive haran harana haranak
ergative haranek haranak haranek
dative harani haranari haranei
genitive haranen haranaren haranen
comitative haranekin haranarekin haranekin
causative haranengatik haranarengatik haranengatik
benefactive haranentzat haranarentzat haranentzat
instrumental haranez haranaz haranez
inessive haranetan haranean haranetan
locative haranetako haraneko haranetako
allative haranetara haranera haranetara
terminative haranetaraino haraneraino haranetaraino
directive haranetarantz haranerantz haranetarantz
destinative haranetarako haranerako haranetarako
ablative haranetatik haranetik haranetatik
partitive haranik — —
prolative harantzat — —

Derived terms

  • haran-beltz (“plum”)
  • Harana
  • negarrezko haran (“vale of tears”)

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “haran”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 100

Further reading

  • “haran”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “haran”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Noun

haran

  1. genitive singular of hara

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

haran

  1. Rōmaji transcription of はらん

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɑːˈɾɑːn/

Verb

haran (Arabic spelling ھاران) (intransitive)

  1. alternative form of arîn

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “haran”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 292

Old English

Noun

haran

  1. inflection of hara:
    1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural
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