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あらわりーん【現わりーん】 : arawariin | define meaning

arawariin

Pronunciation: [ʔaɾawaɾiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To appear; to be revealed; to materialize; to materialise

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese あらわれる【現われる】 arawareru "to appear".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	現わりーん
Kana	あらわりーん
Romanization	arawariin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔaɾawaɾiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **arawariyun** ~ **arawariin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	arawariyun, arawariin	arawaritan	arawariran	arawarirantan
	ATT	arawariyuru, arawariiru	arawaritaru
Progressive	PRED	arawaritoon	arawaritootan	arawariteewuran	arawariteewurantan
	ATT	arawaritooru	arawaritootaru
Causative	PRED	arawarirasun	arawarirachan	arawarirasan	arawarirasantan
	ATT	arawarirasuru	arawariracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	arawarirariyun, arawarirariin	arawariraritan, arawarirattan	arawarirariran, arawariraran	arawarirarirantan, arawariraratan
	ATT	arawarirariyuru, arawarirariiru	arawariraritaru, arawarirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	arawarirasariyun, arawarirasariin	arawarirasaritan	arawarirasariran	arawarirasarirantan
	ATT	arawarirasariyuru, arawarirasariiru	arawarirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	arawariteen	arawariteetan	arawariteeneen	arawariteeneentan
	ATT	arawariteeru	arawariteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	arawaritoochun	arawaritoochan	arawariteeukan	arawariteeukantan
	ATT	arawaritoochuru	arawaritoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	arawarir-
Dictionary	arawariyun, arawariin
Attributive or Adnominal	arawariyuru, arawariiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	arawariyu-, arawarii-
Adverbial	arawarii
Volitional-Presumptive	arawarira
Conjunctive	arawariti
Representative	arawaritai
Imperative	arawariri, arawariree
Conditional	arawariree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	arawariyuru haji, arawariiru haji
So as to...	arawariyuru gutu, arawariiru gutu
Before...	arawariyuru mee, arawariiru mee
While...	arawariyuru qweeda, arawariyuru-qweema, arawariiru qweeda, arawariiru-qweema
Purpose	arawariyuru tami ni, arawariiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	arawariti-kwimisooree
Benefactive	arawariti-kwiin
Completive	arawariti-neen
Concessive conditional	arawariti-n
After...	arawariti-kara
After...	arawariti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	arawarii-busan	arawarii-busantan	arawarii-bushikoo neen, arawarii-bushikoo neeran	arawarii-bushikoo neentan, arawarii-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	arawarii-busaru	arawarii-busataru	arawarii-bushikoo neen, arawarii-bushikoo neeran	arawarii-bushikoo neentan, arawarii-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	arawarii-yassan	arawarii-yassantan	arawarii-yashikoo neen, arawarii-yashikoo neeran	arawarii-yashikoo neentan, arawarii-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	arawarii-yassaru	arawarii-yassataru	arawarii-yashikoo neen, arawarii-yashikoo neeran	arawarii-yashikoo neentan, arawarii-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	arawarii-gurisan	arawarii-gurisantan	arawarii-gurikoo neen, arawarii-gurikoo neeran	arawarii-gurikoo neentan, arawarii-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	arawarii-gurisaru	arawarii-gurisataru	arawarii-gurikoo neen, arawarii-gurikoo neeran	arawarii-gurikoo neentan, arawarii-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	arawarii-misheen, arawari-misheen	arawarii-misheentan, arawari-misheentan	arawarii-misooran, arawari-misooran	arawarii-misoorantan, arawari-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	arawarii-misheeru, arawari-misheeru	arawarii-misheetaru, arawari-misheetaru, arawarii-misoocharu, arawari-misoocharu	arawarii-misooran, arawari-misooran	arawarii-misoorantan, arawari-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	arawarii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	arawariyu-tan, arawarii-tan
Nominalizing	arawariyu-shi, arawarii-shi
Concessive	arawariyu-shiga, arawarii-shiga
Cause-effect	arawariyu-kutu, arawarii-kutu
Prohibitive	arawariyu-na, arawarii-na
Provisional conditional	arawariyu-ra arawarii-ra
Questions	arawariyu-ga, arawarii-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	arawariyabiyun, arawariyabiin, arawariibiyun, arawariibiin	arawariyabitan, arawariibitan	arawariyabiran, arawariibiran	arawariyabirantan, arawariibirantan
Polite	ATT	arawariyabiyuru, arawariyabiiru, arawariibiyuru, arawariibiiru	arawariyabitaru, arawariibitaru	arawariyabiran, arawariibiran	arawariyabirantan, arawariibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	arawariyumi, arawariimi	arawaritii	arawarirani	arawarirantii

Verb paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:

Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.

意味：あらわれる【現れる・現われる・表れる・表われる・顕れる・顕われる・現る】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 9). あらわりーん【現わりーん】 : arawariin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8575/arawariin/.