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Proto-Turkic: *ar-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to make magic, cast spells 2 to deceive
Russian meaning: 1 колдовать, заклинать 2 обманывать
Old Turkic: ar- 2 (Orkh., OUygh.), arvɨš 'magic' (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: ar- 1 (MK, KB), arva- 1 (MK)
Turkish: arpaɣ 'magic' (dial.)
Tatar: arbɨ- 1 (Sib., КСТТ 103)
Middle Turkic: arba- 1 (Sangl., Бад.)
Uzbek: avra- 1, 2
Uighur: a(r)ba- 1
Sary-Yughur: arva- 1 (ЯЖУ 16)
Turkmen: arvax dial. 'evil spirit'
Khakassian: arba- 1
Shor: arba- 1, arbɨš 'magic'
Oyrat: arba-n- 'to scold'
Yakut: arbā- 1 (Пек. I 139 'to praise for magic purposes')
Kirghiz: arba- 1, 2
Kazakh: arba- 1, 2
Bashkir: arba- 1
Karakalpak: arba- 1, 2
Comments: EDT 193, 199, VEWT 24, ЭСТЯ I 168-170. Turk. > MMong. arba- 'to put spells' (SH 8); Turk. arbɨš > Mong. arbis 'knowledge' (Clark 1980, 41).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ărV
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: witchcraft, craft
Russian meaning: волшебство, искусство
Turkic: *ar-
Mongolian: *arga
Tungus-Manchu: *ar-
Comments: A Western isogloss.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *arga
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: way, method
Russian meaning: способ, способность, хитрость
Written Mongolian: arɣa
Middle Mongolian: arqa (SH 9), arɣă (MA 294), arɣa-da- 'to deceive' (MA 105), arɣad- (IM 432)
Khalkha: arga
Buriat: arga
Kalmuck: arGǝ
Ordos: arGa
Dongxian: raG
Dagur: arga (Тод. Даг. 121), arehe (MD 115)
Shary-Yoghur: arag
Monguor: arGa
Comments: KW 13, MGCD 115. Mong. > Turk. arga (since Chag., see VEWT 25, ЭСТЯ 1, 170-171), TM arga (ТМС 1, 49, Rozycki 20).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ar-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to make, work, construct 2 to come to one's senses 3 to cause fear (оf an evil ghost), to appear in one's imagination 4 shape, form 5 evil spirit
Russian meaning: 1 делать, производить, работать 2 приходить в чувство 3 чудиться, пугать (о злом духе) 4 вид, форма 5 злой дух
Evenki: arit- 3, arū- 2, arinka 5
Even: ar-, arị- 3, ar- 2, arịŋqъ̣ 5
Negidal: ajị 5
Spoken Manchu: arǝvǝn, arǝvun 'appearance, form' (2342)
Literary Manchu: ara- 1, arbun 4, ari 5
Nanai: arị 5
Comments: ТМС 1, 48, 49, 51, 52. Man. > Dag. arbun (Тод. Даг. 121).
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *[a]rbV
Meaning: magic
Altaic: *arV
Uralic: arpa
References: МССНЯ 344, ОСНЯ 1, 261-262; ND 78 *ʔarba - comparing also PSem *ʔrb 'lie in ambush, scheme evil'.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 25
Proto: *arpa
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: prediction, sorcery, lot
German meaning: irgendein Wahrsagungs-, Zaubermittel
Finnish: arpa (gen. arvan) 'Wahrsagungsgerät, Schlagrute, Los; Botschaft, Aufgebot des Volks', arpa-mies 'Weissager', arpo- 'um etwas losen, das Los ziehen', arpele- 'losen, wahrsagen'
Estonian: arp (gen. arbu, arbi) 'Los, Zauberei', varp (gen. varbi) 'Zauber, Verhexung'
Saam (Lapp): vuorbbe (N), 'sors secunda, fortuna; anulus oricalchi, in membranam tympani magici', vuor'be -rb- (N) 'each of the two or more pieces of wood, stones etc., used by persons who are going to cast lots; lot; destiny', vuor'pē (L) 'Glück, Los, Geschick, Schicksal', vi̊irpe (T) 'Los'
Hungarian: orvos (dial. óros, órvas, órvos, urus) 'Arzt; dial. Arznei; Zauberer, Hexenmeister'
Addenda: Liv. ar̄bī 'Hexe'
References: SKES; Szófsz.; MSzFgrE; TESz.
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