ذراع

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Aramaic דְּרָעָא (dərāʿā), Hebrew זְרוֹעַ (zərṓaʿ). From the root ذ ر ع (ḏ-r-ʿ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ذِرَاع (ḏirāʿ) f (plural أَذْرُع (ʾaḏruʿ) or ذُرْعَان (ḏurʿān))

  1. arm (portion of the upper appendage from shoulder to wrist)

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Noun

ذِرَاع (ḏirāʿ) m (plural أَذْرُع (ʾaḏruʿ) or ذُرْعَان (ḏurʿān))

  1. lever, shift lever, lever arm
  2. crank arm
  3. jib, boom
  4. cubit, (especially) the Arabian cubit variously standardized by place, time, and item from 25–75 cm (10 in–2 ft in).

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References

  • Wehr, Hans (1976), ذراع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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