Image:11 7 3.svg|thumb|right|An arrow symbol.
Image:Archery target.jpg|thumb|right|Two arrows (projectiles) in a target.
English
Etymology
Middle English arwe, from Old English earh, �rwe, from common Germanic *arhw�, from Proto-Indo-European *arku-, "bow and/or arrow". Near cognates include Gothic ������� (ar�azna) and Old Norse ǫr; further cognates include Latin arcus, bow
Pronunciation
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| IPA || /�ær.o�/
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| SAMPA || /"{r.oU/
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ær��|-ær��
Noun
arrow (plural arrows)
- A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
- A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (eg. <math>\to</math>).
- graphtheory A directed edge.
Synonyms
(in graph theory): arc, directed edge
Derived terms
arrow-finger
arrowhead
arrowroot
arrowy
Translations
trans-top|projectile
Arabic: س��
Bosnian: t-|bs|strijela|f
Cherokee: cunne
Chinese traditional/simplified: ç®,ç® (jià n)
Choctaw: oo-ske-noc-kay
Croatian: t-|hr|strijela|f
Czech: t-|cs|Å¡Ãp|m
Danish: t-|da|pil|c
Dutch: pijl m
Egyptian: Ssr
Esperanto: t-|eo|sago|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|nool
Ewe: a�utr� n
Finnish: t+|fi|nuoli
French: t+|fr|flèche|f
German: t+|de|Pfeil|m
Greek: βÎλοÏ� [Ë�veÌ�loÌ�s] n, Ï�αÎ�Ï�α [saË�ita] f
Hebrew: �ץ (khetz) m
Hindi: त�र (tīr) m
trans-mid
Hungarian: t+|hu|nyÃl
Isthmus Zapotec: baxa, baza
Italian: t+|it|freccia|f
Japanese: � (�, ya)
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: tîr m
:Sorani: t|ku|ت�ر|trteer|scKUchar
Latin: t+|la|sagitta|f
Mohawk: kayonkwere
Old English: stræl|strǣl g|Old English
Polish: strza�a f
Portuguese: t+|pt|flecha|f, t+|pt|seta|f
Russian: t+|ru|���ела|f|trstrelá|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: saighead f, gath f
Serbian
Shawnee: la nà hl we
Spanish: t+|es|flecha|f
Swedish: t+|sv|pil|c
Telugu: t|te|బాణమ�|sc=Telu (baaNaM)
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trans-top|symbol
Chinese traditional/simplified: ç®é ,ç®å¤´ (jià n tóu)
Czech: t-|cs|Å¡ipka|f
Danish: t-|da|pil|c
Dutch: pijl m
French: t+|fr|flèche|f
German: t+|de|Pfeil|m
Greek: βÎλοÏ� [Ë�veÌ�loÌ�s] n, βελάκι [veÌ�Ë�laci] n, δείκÏ�ηÏ� [Ë�ðiktis] m
Hebrew: �ץ (khetz) m
Japanese: �� (����, yajirushi)
trans-mid
Kurdish: tîr m
Polish: strza�ka f
Portuguese: t+|pt|seta|f
Russian: t+|ru|���елка|f|trstrélka|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|flecha|f
Swedish: t+|sv|pil|c
Telugu: బాణ� ��ర�త� (baaNaM gurtu)
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in graph theory
Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Breton: saezh f -ioù pl (1, 2)
ttbc|Frisian: pylk (1, 2)
ttbc|Guarani: hu'y (1)
ttbc|Interlingua: flecha, sagitta (1, 2)
ttbc|Lithuanian: str�l� f (1, 2), rodykl� f (2)
ttbc|Romanian: s�geat� f
ttbc|Slovak: Å¡Ãp#Slovak|Å¡Ãp m (1), Å¡Ãpka#Slovak|Å¡Ãpka f (2)
ttbc|Tupinambá: u'uba (1)
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