ārai
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to obstruct, hinder, screen, block out, shield, prevent, forbid, prohibit, insulate.
He tēpara mō ngā whanaunga, mō ngā huānga e āraia nei e te Karaipiture, e te ture hoki a te Hāhi kei mārena ki a rāua (Ma 1885:15). / A table for the relations, and the progeny forbidden to marry each other by the Scripture and by the law of the Church.
Synonyms: whakamanakore, whakakati, ngihangiha, aukati, hōtaetae, pākati, tāiha, taipuru, ārei, whakahōtaetae, kōpeka, kōpekapeka, kati, taupā, taupare, pā, whakakōroiroi, whakapā
2. (noun) veil, curtain, blind, apron, barricade, obstacle, screen, insulator.
'E Hēmi, hiwitia ake te ārai hiraka o taku konohi. Kei te hēmanawa au.' (HP 1991:256) / 'James, lift up the silk veil of my face. I am too hot.'
Synonyms: takitaki, ārei, tauārai, komutu, taunahua, whakakōroiroi, tītopa, pāhoka, pāhokahoka, pātakitaki, tūrutu, pātūtū, whakaruru, rī, mata, pā, rīanga, pākai, pākai riri, araarai, pātū, pekerangi
3. (noun) barrier.
Me wai, me whenua mōmona, me rangi aupaki, ā, me heke anō tōna paku tōtā ki te ngaki i te whenua, ki te whakatū pātū hei ārai atu i te kīrearea, i te hauhunga, i te aha noa iho (HM 1/1994:5). / There must be water, productive land, fine weather and the shedding of a little perspiration to cultivate the land and to erect barriers to protect against pests, the frost and anything else.
Synonyms: tauārai
