ar mhaithe le

• mar mhaithe le

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ə ˈwãhə lʲɛ/^[1]

ar mhaithe le (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

1. for the sake of, for the good of

   ar mhaithe lena anam ― for the good of his soul

   • Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 6

     ə wα̃hə l′eihə hein′ ə n′i:s ə kαt krɔ:nαn

     Ar mhaith léithe féin a níos an cat crónán. (conventional orthography)

     [It is] for her own sake that the cat purrs.

     (literally, “…makes a purr”)

     N′i: gə ho̤mlα:n ə wα̃hə l′eʃ ə wUNtæʃt′ə αχ wα̃hə l′eʃ ə f′l′eiʃu:r

     ní go hiomlán ar mhaithe leis an bhuntáiste ach [ar] mhaithe leis an phléisiúr (conventional orthography)

     not altogether for the sake of profit but also for pleasure