dira
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic ذِرَاع m (ḏirāʕ, “cubit”), from ذِرَاع f (ḏirāʕ, “arm”).
Noun
dira (plural diras)
- The Arabian cubit, whose value varied by place, time, and item from about 25–75 cm (10 in–2 ft 5½ in).
- 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, "Weights and Measures", p. 490:
- 13·3—This measure does not seem to belong to very early times, and it may probably have originated in Asia Minor... And it may well be the origin of the dirá‘ Stambuli of 26·6, twice 13·3.
- 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, "Weights and Measures", p. 490:
Anagrams
Basque
Verb
dira
- third-person plural present indicative of izan; They are
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: di‧ra
Adverb
dira
French
Pronunciation
Verb
dira
Anagrams
Hiligaynon
Adverb
dirâ
Latin
Etymology
Inflected form of dīrus (“fearful”).
Pronunciation
- dīra: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.ra/, [ˈd̪iːrä]
- dīra: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdi.ra/, [ˈd̪iːrä]
- dīrā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.raː/, [ˈd̪iːräː]
- dīrā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdi.ra/, [ˈd̪iːrä]
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) dīra
- nominative feminine singular of dīrus
- nominative neuter plural of dīrus
- accusative neuter plural of dīrus
- vocative feminine singular of dīrus
- vocative neuter plural of dīrus
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) dīrā
References
- “dira”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic دِيرَة (dīra, “route”).
Noun
dira (n class, plural dira)
- compass (instrument to determine cardinal directions)
Yaygir
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *rirra.
Noun
dira
Further reading
- Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Claire Bowern, Harold James Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004, →ISBN
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