Haramai. 1. v.i. Come, arrive. Ka haramai roimata, ka maringi, e (M. 377). Ko to wairua i haramai (M. 7).
2. n. Arrival. Me te patai i te putake o tona haramai, ko ia anake (J. xx, 21).
3. As a shout of welcome, Haramai ! Haramai !
4. Set out Ka kiia e ia, “Kati, ko au anake e haere.” Ka haramai ia, ko ia anake (J. xx, 19).
haramaitia, pass. Be come for. Te korero i haramaitia nei e ia (The report on account of which he came).
haramaitanga, n. Arrival, coming. E titiro atu ana ki te haramaitanga o te tonga parawera (M. 159).
Note.—Neither the simple hara nor the form haraatu seems to be in use; the use of pass. and v.n. as above establish the form as a single word.
Williams Dictionary
