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English

rank|broken|trouble|die|644|arm|wrong|afraid|merely
Image:Arm_flex_supinate.jpg|thumb|right|200 px|A human male�s arm.

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/��m/, SAMPA|/A:m/
a|US IPA|/��rm/, SAMPA|/A:rm/
audio|en-us-arm.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��(r)m

Etymology 1
Middle English < Old English. Cognates to Avestan and Old Persian term|arma.

Noun
en-noun

1. anatomy The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

#: She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate �Stop!�

1. A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.

#: The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.

1. A bay or inlet off a main body of water.

#: Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.

Translations
trans-top|limb
Albanian: krah
Breton: brec'h f
Bulgarian: ��ка (r�ka) f
Catalan: braç m, braços p
Czech: t+|cs|paže|f
Danish: t-|da|arm|c
Dutch: t+|nl|arm|m
Erzya: кед� (ked)
Esperanto: t-|eo|brako|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|käsi
Ewe: ab� n
Finnish: t+|fi|käsivarsi, t+|fi|käsi
French: t+|fr|bras|m
German: t+|de|Arm|m
Greek, Ancient: tø|grc|β�α�ί�ν|m|trbrachion|scpolytonic|xs=Ancient Greek
Greek, Modern: t|el|β�α�ί�να�|m|trvrakhionas|scGrek, �έ�ι (kheri) n, μ��ά��ο (bratso) n
Guaraní: jyva
Hebrew: �ר�ע (zró�a) f
Hungarian: t+|hu|kar
Indonesian: t+|id|lengan|xs=Indonesian
Interlingua: brachio, bracio
Italian: t+|it|braccio|m
Japanese: � (��, udé)
trans-mid
Komi: ки (ki)
Korean: � (pal)
Kurdish: zend m, KUchar|Ù�Û�Úµ
Latin: bracchium n
Latvian: t-|lv|roka|f|xs=Latvian
Mongolian: га� (gar)
Norwegian: t-|no|arm
Occitan: braç m
Old Norse: armr m
Polish: t-|pl|rami�|m
Portuguese: t-|pt|braço|m
Romanian: t-|ro|braţ|n
Russian: t+|ru|��ка|f|trruká|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: geug f, gàirdean m
Slovene: t+|sl|roka|f
Spanish: t+|es|brazo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|arm|c
Tagalog: braso
Telugu: మ����యి
Tupinambá: îybá
Turkish: t+|tr|kol
Ukrainian: t+|uk|��ка|scCyrl|xsUkrainian
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trans-top|part of object
Albanian: krah
Finnish: t-|fi|sanka, t-|fi|käsinoja, t+|fi|varsi, t-|fi|haara, t-|fi|puomi, t+|fi|hiha
Greek: t-|el|α�μ��|m|trarmos|scGrek
Kurdish: t+|ku|destik|m, t+|ku|çembil|m
Norwegian: t-|no|arm
trans-mid
Portuguese: t-|pt|braço|m
Russian: t+|ru|���ка|f|trrú�ka|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: geug f
Swedish: armstöd (of an armchair)
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trans-top|body of water
Finnish: t-|fi|haara
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Derived terms
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rel-top|derived terms
armband
armchair
-armed<!--combining form, as in "one-armed"-->
armful
armhole
arm in arm
armless
armlet
armlock
armpit
armrest
arm's reach
at arm's length
rel-mid
babe in arms
chance one's arm
cost an arm and a leg
in arm's reach<!--also "within arm's reach"-->
in the arms of Morpheus
the long arm of the law
on one's arm
right arm<!--in figurative sense-->
take in one's arms
take someone's arm
with open arms
within arm's reach<!--also "in arm's reach"-->
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Etymology 2
ME. < OF. term|arme < Latin term|arma||weapons.

Noun
en-noun

1. context|usually used in the plural A weapon.
2. context|in plural heraldic bearings or insignia

Translations
trans-top|weapon
Albanian: t+|sq|armë|f|xs=Albanian
Breton: arm m, armoù p
Catalan: arma f
Danish: våben
Dutch: t+|nl|wapen|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|armilo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|ase
French: t+|fr|arme|f
German: t+|de|Waffe|f
Guaraní: mboka (firearm)
Indonesian: senjata
Interlingua: arma
Italian: t+|it|arma|f
trans-mid
Japanese: 武� (��, búki)
Korean: 무기 [武�] (mugi)
Kurdish: t+|ku|çek, t+|ku|sîleh
Latin: t-|la|telum|n
Occitan: arma f
Polish: t+|pl|bro�|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|arma|f
Romanian: t-|ro|arm�|f
Russian: t+|ru|о��жие|n|trorúžije|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|arma|f
Swedish: t+|sv|vapen|n
Tupinambá: popesûara
Telugu: �య��ధ�
Turkish: t-|tr|silah
Ukrainian: зб�о�
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trans-top|heraldic bearings
Dutch: t+|nl|wapen|n, t-|nl|wapenschild|n
Finnish: t+|fi|vaakuna
trans-mid
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Derived terms
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rel-top|derived terms
armed
arms factory
arms race
army
bear arms
brothers in arms
coat of arms
firearm
in arms
rel-mid
lay down one's arms
present arms!
sidearm
shot in the arm
take up arms against
to arms!
unarmed
under arms
up in arms
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Verb
en-verb

1. To supply with a weapon or weapons.
2. To prepare a tool or a weapon for action, to activate.

#:Remember to arm an alarm system.

Translations
trans-top|to supply with weapons
Albanian: t+|sq|armatos|xs=Albanian
Czech: t-|cs|zbrojit
Dutch: t-|nl|bewapenen
Finnish: t-|fi|aseistaa
German: t+|de|rüsten, t-|de|bewaffnen
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|armar
Russian: воо��жа��(��) / воо��жи��(��) (vooružát� / vooružít�)
Spanish: t-|es|armar
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trans-top|to prepare a tool or a weapon for action
Albanian: t+|sq|armatos|xs=Albanian
Finnish: t-|fi|virittää
trans-mid
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Category:English words with multiple etymologies

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|gm|dimarmpje

1. context|anatomy|lang=nl #English|arm.

#: Iemand kneep in mijn arm. � �Someone pinched my arm.�

Related terms
armband
bovenarm
onderarm

Adjective
infl|nl|adjective|comparative|armer|superlative|armst

1. poor (not rich)

#: arme landen � �poor nations�

1. poor (unfortunate)

#: arme stakker... � �poor soul...�

Related terms
armoede
kansarm

Category:Dutch adjectives

Estonian

Etymology
From German

Noun
arm

1. mercy
2. scar

Category:Estonian nouns

German

Pronunciation
IPA|lang=de|[�a�m]

Adjective
infl|de|adjective|comparative|ärmer|superlative|am ärmsten

1. poor (having little money)
2. poor (to be pitied)

Antonyms
reich

Derived terms
Armenkasse
Armenkrankenhaus

Related terms
-arm
Armut

Category:German adjectives
Category:2000 German basic words

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-m1|arm

1. #English|arm

Old English

Etymology
Common Germanic *term||armaz, whence also Old High German term|arm, Old Norse term|armr

Noun
infl|ang|noun|gender=m

1. arm

Old High German

Etymology 1
Common Germanic *term||armaz, whence also Old English term|earm, Old Norse term|armr

Adjective
arm

1. poor

Etymology 2
Common Germanic *term||armaz, whence also Old English term|arm, Old Norse term|armr

Noun
arm m

1. arm

Category:Old High German adjectives
Category:Old High German nouns

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-arm.ogg|audio

Noun
arm c
sv-noun-reg-ar

1. sv-anatomy #English|arm; the body part
2. #English|arm; something extending from a body

Derived terms
armbåge
underarm
ärm
överarm

See also
axel
hand
handled

Adjective
sv-adj-reg
arm

1. sv-obsolete poor; to be pity|pitied
2. sv-obsolete poor; with no possessions or money

Derived terms
utarma

ang:arm
ar:arm
ast:arm
de:arm
et:arm
es:arm
fr:arm
gl:arm
ko:arm
hy:arm
io:arm
id:arm
it:arm
kk:arm
sw:arm
ku:arm
lt:arm
hu:arm
nl:arm
ja:arm
pl:arm
pt:arm
ru:arm
simple:arm
sr:arm
fi:arm
sv:arm
ta:arm
te:arm
vi:arm
tr:arm
uk:arm
zh:arm

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