ذراع

Meaning

1. (countable) the limb of any animal, an arm or leg
2. (countable) the limb of any animal, an arm or leg
3. (broadly, countable) the limb of any animal, an arm or leg
4. (countable) the portion of the upper appendage from the elbow to the wrist, the lower arm, the forearm
5. (countable) a cubit, especially the Arabian cubit variously standardized by place, time, and item from 25–75 cm (10 in–2 ft 6 in).

Concepts

arm

lever

cubit

hand gear

crank

leverage

levers

shoulder

Synonyms

ذِرَاع

Translations

bras

Arm

braç

brachium

braço

braccio

braç

arm

brazo

kol

Hebel

βραχίονας

βραχιονας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ði.raːʕ/

Etymology

Cognate to Aramaic דְּרָעָא / ܕܪܥܐ (dərāʿā), Hebrew זְרוֹעַ (zərṓaʿ), Ugaritic 𐎏𐎗𐎓 (ḏrʿ), Ge'ez መዝራዕት (mäzraʿt), Tigre ዘራዕ (zäraʿ), መዛርዕት (mäzarəʿt), Tigrinya መዝራዕት (mäzraʿt), Soqotri direʿ, Shehri diráʿ.