arm

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.2 Derived terms 1.3.1.3 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 1.5 Etymology 1 1.5.1 Noun 1.5.1.1 Derived terms 1.6 Etymology 2 1.6.1 Adjective 1.6.1.1 Inflection 1.6.1.2 Derived terms 2 Estonian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 German 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Adjective 3.3.1 Antonyms 3.3.2 Declension 3.3.3 Derived terms 3.3.4 Related terms 4 Norwegian 4.1 Noun 5 Old English 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 6 Old High German 6.1 Etymology 1 6.1.1 Adjective 6.2 Etymology 2 6.2.1 Noun 7 Swedish 7.1 Pronunciation 7.2 Noun 7.2.1 Derived terms 7.2.2 See also 7.3 Adjective 7.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɑːm/, SAMPA: /A:m/

  Rhymes: -ɑː(r)m

• (US) IPA: /ɑɹm/, SAMPA: /Ar\m/

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English < Old English earm, from Germanic *armi- or *arma-, from Proto-Indo-European *ar-mo-, a suffixed form of *ar- (“‘to fit together’”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀 (arma) and Old Persian arma.

[edit] Noun

arm (plural arms)

1. The portion of the upper human appendage, 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!”

2. (anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.

   The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.

3. 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.

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

   Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Middle English < Old French arme < Latin arma (“‘weapons’”), from Proto-Indo-European *ar-mo-, a suffixed form of *ar- (“‘to fit together’”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 1.

[edit] Noun

arm (plural arms)

1. (usually used in the plural) A weapon.
2. (in plural) heraldic bearings or insignia

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• See also Wikisaurus:weapon

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[edit] Verb

to arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle arming, simple past and past participle armed)

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.

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: amr
• mar, Mar, Mar., MAR
• MRA
• ram, Ram, RAM
• RMA

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==Dutch==

[edit] Etymology 1

from Germanic *armi- or *arma-, from Proto-Indo-European *ar-mo-, a suffixed form of *ar- (“‘to fit together’”). Cognates to Avestan arma and Old Persian arma.

[edit] Noun

arm m. (plural armen, diminutive armpje, diminutive plural armpjes)

1. (anatomy) arm

   Iemand kneep in mijn arm. — Someone pinched my arm.

[edit] Derived terms

• armband
• bovenarm
• onderarm

[edit] Etymology 2

From Germanic *arma-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“‘to be sparse’”)

[edit] Adjective

arm, arme (comparative armer, armere; superlative armst, armste)

1. poor (not rich)

   arme landen — poor nations

2. poor (unfortunate)

   arme stakker… — poor soul…

[edit] Inflection

(inflection)	uninflected	inflected
positive	arm	arme
comparative	armer	armere
superlative	armst	armste

[edit] Derived terms

• armoede
• kansarm
• voedselarm

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From German

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arm

1. mercy
2. scar

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[edit] German

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ʔaʁm]
•  Audio (Austria)^{help, file}

[edit] Etymology

From Germanic *arma-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“‘to be sparse’”)

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arm (comparative ärmer, superlative am ärmsten)

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

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• reich

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• Armenkasse
• Armenkrankenhaus

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• -arm
• ärmlich
• armselig
• Armut

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[edit] Norwegian

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arm m. (definite singular armen; indefinite plural armer; definite plural armene)

1. arm

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[edit] Old English

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

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arm m.

1. arm

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[edit] Old High German

[edit] Etymology 1

Common Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr

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arm

1. poor

[edit] Etymology 2

Common Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English arm, Old Norse armr

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arm m.

1. arm

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[edit] Noun

arm c.

Inflection for arm	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	arm	armen	armar	armarna
Possessive form	arms	armens	armars	armarnas

1. (anatomy) arm; the body part
2. arm; something extending from a body

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• armbåge
• underarm
• ärm
• överarm

[edit] See also

• axel
• hand
• handled

[edit] Adjective

Inflections of arm		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	arm	armare		armast
	Neuter	armt
Definite singular	Masc.	arme		armaste
	All	arma		armaste
Plural		arma		armaste

arm

1. (obsolete) poor; to be pitied
2. (obsolete) poor; with no possessions or money

[edit] Derived terms

• utarma