arap

See also: Appendix:Variations of "arap"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• harap

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عرب (arab, arap), whence Turkish Arap.

Noun

arap m (plural arapë, definite arapi)

1. (colloquial) black man, negro

   Synonym: zezak

2. tadpole (young toad)

   Synonym: fulterëz

3. a figure of Albanian and Balkanic fables imagined as a big black man, strong and scary
4. name for a pet with black fur or hair
5. name for a small and black variety of fig
6. (adverb) used for the darkest colour on the spectrum

Declension

Declension of arap

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	arap	arapi	arapë	arapët
accusative		arapin
dative	arapi	arapit	arapëve	arapëve
ablative			arapësh

Adjective

arap (feminine arape)

1. black, dark, tanned

Derived terms

• arapash
• arapashkë
• arape
• arapeshë
• arapli

References

• “arap”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980

Further reading

• Bardhi, Frang (1635), Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 2: “Aethiopes — Harapete”

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• arapu

Etymology 1

Verb

arap

1. alternative form of arachiu

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish عرب (Arap), from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab).

Noun

arap m (feminine equivalent arapsã)

1. black person
2. Arab
3. name given to black dogs or mules

Derived terms

• arãpush
• arãpescu

Etymology 3

Possibly ultimately linked to Latin rēpō (“creep, crawl”), but this is uncertain.

Noun

arap n (plural arapuri)

1. ascent, uphill (an uphill route)

Chuukese

Adjective

arap

1. close, near

Verb

arap

1. to move close to