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arm en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

äm (Received-Pronunciation)
äm (Australia)
(US) audio
(General-American) audio
/ɑɹm/ (General-American)
ärm (General-American)
/ɑːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɐːm/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂érmos Proto-Germanic *armaz Proto-West Germanic *arm Old English earm Middle English arm English arm From Middle English arm, from Old English earm (Anglian arm), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“a fitting, joint; arm, forequarter”), a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to join, fit together”). Cognates Akin to Dutch arm, German Arm, Yiddish אָרעם (orem), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish arm. Indo-European cognates include Latin armus (“the uppermost part of the arm, shoulder”), Bulgarian рамо (ramo), Polish ramię, Serbo-Croatian rȁme, Armenian արմունկ (armunk, “elbow”), Ancient Greek ἁρμός (harmós, “joint, shoulder”) and ἅρμα (hárma, “wagon, chariot”), Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀 (arma), Old Persian [script needed] (arma).

Meanings

The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
- And you stare at me In your Jesus Christ pose Arms held out Like you've been carrying a load 1991, “Jesus Christ Pose”, in Chris Cornell (lyrics), Badmotorfinger (grunge), performed by Soundgarden, Track 4:
- She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”
- When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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.
A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
- the arms of an octopus
The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
- […] one arm of this jacket streamed behind him like the broidered arm of a huzzar’s surcoat. 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “'”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 485:
- […] he noticed that a dark stain had appeared under the arm of her grey silk dress. 1970, J. G. Farrell, Troubles, New York: Knopf, published 1971, page 340:
- Samad made a grab for the boy and caught him by the arm of his shirt. 2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, page 82:
A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
- I accidentally sat on my glasses and bent one of the arms.
- The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.
A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
- Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.
A branch of an organization.
- Congress has asked the Government Accountability Office, its investigative arm, to review the workplace complaints raised by air marshals, said Charles Young, a spokesman for the office. 2018 April 25, Ron Nixon, “Scandals and Investigations, but Few Arrests, for Air Marshals Program”, in The New York Times:
- the cavalry arm of the military service
(figuratively) Power; might; strength; support.
- To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 52:1:
- the arm of the law
- the secular arm
(slang) A pitcher
- The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.
One of the two parts of a chromosome.
A group of patients in a medical trial.
(South-Africa, slang) A quantity of dagga leaves rolled up in paper into a thick cylinder.
- They scored an arm of dagga and some speed and then raced away. 2014, Malcolm Kohll, Good Hope, page 43:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
arms	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (394)

fa بازو (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sk paža (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · syc ܕܪܥܢܐ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sh ру́ка (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · my လက် (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · bo ལག་པ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sw mkono (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · tpn îybá (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · gl brazo (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · gu બાહુ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pl ramię (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · hid áara (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · vo brad (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · oma a (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · yue 手臂 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · bn বাহু (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · gsw Arm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ckb قۆڵ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · wlm breich (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pjt amiṟi (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · lt ranka (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · cs paže (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · evn ӈалэ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · aad lalpuk (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pt braço (bay or inlet) · kw bregh (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · an brazo (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · grc βραχίων (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · om irree (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · is armur (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · no arm (part of object) · si අත (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · rup brats (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sh rúka (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · nl arm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · zku manarntu (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · mdh barukan (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi käsivarsi (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · mdf кядь (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · da arm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · no arm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sc bartzu (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · su panangan (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi käsi (figurative: power; might; strength; support) · hy ձեռք (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ruo bråț (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · csm wó·ŋotu- (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pam takde (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · tk gol (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · aer amulte (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · izh käsivars (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · mk ракавец (bay or inlet) · tew khóe (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ivv tachiay (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · da arm (part of a chromosome) · sk ručička (part of object) · ruq braț (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sk vetva (branch of an organization) · cu рѫка (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · zku nantu (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · cop ϣⲱⲃϣ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pap brasa (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · av гъеж (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · it membra (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · cmn 胳臂 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sc baltzu (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pa ਬਾਂਹ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ab анапы (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · zyp bang (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · eu beso (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · yo apá (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · it arto (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · st sephaka (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · mdh nglay (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sv armstöd (part of object) · tg даст (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sc bratzu (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · am እጅ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi käsi (part of object) · cy braich (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · nds Arm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · za gen (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · tly دست (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ain テㇺ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · qu marq'a (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sva მეჴა̈რ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · uk рука́ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sk rameno (limb of an invertebrate animal) · twf xónemą (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · af arm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · shn ၶႅၼ် (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fur brač (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fr bras (part of a chromosome) · ln loboko (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · khb ᦶᦃᧃ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ss úḿkhôno (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · br brec'h (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · se giehtamátta (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · it braccio (part of object) · ban lengen (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · el χέρι (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · jje ᄑᆞᆯ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi käsi (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · it settore (branch of an organization) · lv roka (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ceb butkon (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · akk idum (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · mn гар (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ia brachio (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · mel lengen (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · shi ⴰⴼⵓⵙ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · cmn 手臂 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ro braț (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · it braccio armato (figurative: power; might; strength; support) · fi käsinoja (part of object) · it tentacolo (limb of an invertebrate animal) · km ដៃ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · nv agaan (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ain テㇰ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sk rameno (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · tl bisig (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · lo ແຂນ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ota ذراع (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · se giehtaruohtas (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · gul aa’m (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ktu diboko (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ccc tinawa (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · it braccio (part of a chromosome) · es brazo (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · frr iarem (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · nb armlene (part of object) · fa دست (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sg maboko (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · os цонг (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · da afdeling (branch of an organization) · pt perna (part of object) · it baia (bay or inlet) · it asta degli occhiali (part of object) · dng гәбый (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · vot čäsi (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ba ҡул (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · hi बांह (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · xsv irma (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · hi बाँह (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi puomi (part of object) · cs ruka (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ctd baan (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · wuu 臂巴 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · scn vrazzu (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ang arm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · cic ilbak (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · nan-hbl 手栱 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · de Arm (part of a chromosome) · luy kumukhono (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · crh qol (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · bdr lengon (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ug بىلەك (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · be рука́ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · vec braso (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · tr kol (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · se giehta (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · tpw îybá (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · it braccio (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · bal باسک (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · orv рука (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · lij brasso (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · bg ръка́в (bay or inlet) · wa bresse (bay or inlet) · hu kar (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ckt мынгыԓгын (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · wo loxo (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pt braço (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ne पाखुरा (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · da gren (branch of an organization) · got 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi sanka (part of object) · sl roka (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi käsivarsi (part of a chromosome) · izh käsi (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sh rukavac (bay or inlet) · mwl braço (bay or inlet) · ug قول (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · cu мꙑшьца (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ota بازو (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · de Arm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pdc Aarm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ru рука́ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · nn (of fjord) fjordarm (bay or inlet) · frr ärm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ka მკლავი (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · kl taleq (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · el αρμός (part of object) · pms brass (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · cop ϭⲛⲁⲩϩ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · zro rámaha (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · haw lima (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ht bra (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pdt Oarm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · hy բազուկ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ist brasso (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ckt мынгыт (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · bxd laʔ³¹ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · vi tay (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sw mkono (bay or inlet) · it insenatura (bay or inlet) · ja 腕 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · it calanca (bay or inlet) · ru ру́чка (part of object) · sk chápadlo (limb of an invertebrate animal) · nod ᨡᩯ᩠ᨶ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · eo brako (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · yi אָרעם (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · win aa (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ms lengan (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · wa bresse (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · lmw táwlik (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · iu ᑕᓕᖅ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · tl braso (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · th แขน (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · cmn 胳膊 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · kpv ки (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · lb Aarm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · myv кедь (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sk ruka (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ga lámh (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · vec brazso (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ky кол (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi testiryhmä (group of patients in a medical trial) · pt braço (part of a chromosome) · it cala (bay or inlet) · dsb ruka (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fur braç (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · jv lengen (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sk divízia (branch of an organization) · rap rima (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · nnv marnku (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · da arm (part of object) · cho shakba (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · frr Iaarem (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fy earm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · es brazo (part of a chromosome) · da armlæn (part of object) · ia bracio (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · nap raccio (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · mba balukan (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · cop ϣⲱⲡϣ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · yua kʼab (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · chr ᎧᏃᎨᏂ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · bho बांह (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · gsw Are (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · kmr çembil (part of object) · non armr (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · it membro (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sk rameno (part of object) · ang earm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · kmr destik (part of object) · amf aan (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ast brazu (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · zza bask (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · lmo brazz (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · zza erme (diq) (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ady ӏэ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · arz دراع (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi haara (bay or inlet) · naq ǁôab (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · rm bratsch (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · zza arme (diq) (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ca braç (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ny mkono (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · cmn 臂 (part of a chromosome) · cmn 臂膀 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ani гъажу (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ha hannu (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · vi cánh tay (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ofs erm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ceb bukton (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · rcf bra (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sc brassu (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · et käsi (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ilo takiag (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · uga 𐎏𐎗𐎓 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ko 팔 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · gsw Arme (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · zku turti (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · is handleggur (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi lonkero (limb of an invertebrate animal) · so gacan (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · gd gàirdean (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · wao lák'a (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ar ذِرَاع (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · nr úḿkhôno (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · oj ninik (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ur بازو (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · mrw barokan (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · it ramo (bay or inlet) · it braccio d'acqua (bay or inlet) · qu rikra (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · it divisione (branch of an organization) · fi haara (part of object) · mt driegħ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · esu taɫiq (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · lbe ка (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fr bras (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · frr eerm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sv arm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ask uṅtró (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · cu ⱃⱘⰽⰰ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · apw bigan (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ml കൈ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fo armur (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sv arm (part of a chromosome) · fi hiha (part of object) · hu kar (part of a chromosome) · rue рука (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pt braço (part of object) · it ramo (branch of an organization) · mww npab (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · zom ban (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · izh kännö (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi haara (branch of an organization) · kmr zend (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · mrw ngelay (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · bkt loboko (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ak abasa (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pl ramię (part of object) · txb poko (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pl ręka (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi varsi (part of object) · ket uglit (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · hrx Aarem (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · tpi han (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ary دراع (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · wyi dharrak (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · acw ذراع (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · kum къол (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · dlm braz (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · da patientgruppe (group of patients in a medical trial) · ale chuyux (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · az qol (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sa बाहु (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · la bracchium (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · te ముంజేయి (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · nb (of fjord) fjordarm (bay or inlet) · si බාහුව (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · id lengan (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ru рука́в (bay or inlet) · wa bresse (part of object) · sq krah (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · su leungeun (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · gd geug (part of object) · rgn brèzi (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · nn armlene (part of object) · sq krah (part of object) · mi whatī anga (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · wuu 手臂巴 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · tt кул (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · uz qoʻl (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · kea brasu (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · war butkon (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · hai xyáay (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · fi aselaji (branch of an organization) · tg бозу (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · kix phēm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sw mkono (part of object) · mwl braço (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sc braciu (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sib li'ip (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · kk қол (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · mfe lebra (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · cop ϭⲛⲁϩ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sv arm (limb of an invertebrate animal) · hsb ruka (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ta கை (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · io brakio (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · hy թև (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · oc braç (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · wuu 手膀 (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · hil butkon (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · zza erm (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · xdq буру́кӏ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · bg ръка́ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · itl xkich (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ti ምናት (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · as বাহু (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ee abɔ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · he זרוע (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · et käsivars (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · pa بان٘ہہ (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · mk рака (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · luo bat (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · sa ईर्म (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · ota قول (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · rif ɣir (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) · hi भुजा (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist)

wikidata: Q43471

arm en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

äm (Received-Pronunciation)
äm (Australia)
(US) audio
(General-American) audio
/ɑɹm/ (General-American)
ärm (General-American)
/ɑːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɐːm/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂érmos Proto-Germanic *armaz Proto-West Germanic *arm Old English earm Middle English arm English arm From Middle English arm, from Old English earm (Anglian arm), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“a fitting, joint; arm, forequarter”), a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to join, fit together”). Cognates Akin to Dutch arm, German Arm, Yiddish אָרעם (orem), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish arm. Indo-European cognates include Latin armus (“the uppermost part of the arm, shoulder”), Bulgarian рамо (ramo), Polish ramię, Serbo-Croatian rȁme, Armenian արմունկ (armunk, “elbow”), Ancient Greek ἁρμός (harmós, “joint, shoulder”) and ἅρμα (hárma, “wagon, chariot”), Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀 (arma), Old Persian [script needed] (arma).

Meanings

(obsolete) To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
- Arm your prize; / I know you will not lose him. 1613–1614 (date written), John Fletcher, William Shak[e]speare, The Two Noble Kinsmen: […], London: […] Tho[mas] Cotes, for Iohn Waterson; […], published 1634, →OCLC, (please specify the page), (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- And make him with our pikes and partisans / A grave: come, arm him. 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
arms	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
arming	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
armed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
armed	Tense=Past	lexicographic

arm en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

äm (Received-Pronunciation)
äm (Australia)
(US) audio
(General-American) audio
/ɑɹm/ (General-American)
ärm (General-American)
/ɑːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɐːm/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle English arm (“poor, wretched”), from Old English earm (“poor, miserable, pitiful, wretched”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erm- (“poor, ill”). Cognates Akin to Dutch arm (“poor”), German arm (“poor”), Yiddish אָרעם (orem, “poor”), Swedish arm (“poor”).

Meanings

(Scotland, UK, dialectal) Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
(Scotland, UK, dialectal) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
armest	Degree=Sup	lexicographic
more arm	Degree=Cmp	lexicographic
most arm	Degree=Sup	lexicographic
armer	Degree=Cmp	lexicographic

arm en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

äm (Received-Pronunciation)
äm (Australia)
(US) audio
(General-American) audio
/ɑɹm/ (General-American)
ärm (General-American)
/ɑːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɐːm/ (Australia)

Etymology

Back-formation from arms (plural), from Middle English armes, from Old French armes, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 1.

Meanings

(used in the plural, usually) A weapon.
- A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. 1789, Second Amendment to the United States Constitution:
- The next thing I laid hold of was a brace of pistols, and as I already had a powder horn and bullets, I felt myself well supplied with arms. 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
(in-plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.
- The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.
(in-plural, obsolete) War; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
arms	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

arms factory · arm-chest · small arm · outarm · present arms! · army · arms race · to arms! · armed · coat of arms · sidearm · lay down one's arms · take up arms against · in arms · polearm · firearm · disarm · armrack · up in arms · brothers in arms · under arms

Holonyms

body

Hyponyms

cement arm

Meronyms

wrist · forearm · shoulder · hand · elbow

Synonyms

arm

Translations (81)

pt armas (heraldic bearings) · sl orožje (weapon) · sh о̀рӯжје (weapon) · th อาวุธ (weapon) · sq armë (weapon) · tr silah (weapon) · grc ὅπλον (weapon) · ga armas (heraldic bearings) · el όπλο (weapon) · ko 무기 (weapon) · nds Wapen (weapon) · vi vũ khí (weapon) · he נֶשֶׁק (weapon) · oc arma (weapon) · da våben (heraldic bearings) · tg силоҳ (weapon) · be збро́я (weapon) · da våbenmærke (heraldic bearings) · fa سِلاح (weapon) · tpn popesûara (weapon) · da våben (weapon) · eo armilo (weapon) · gug mboka (weapon) · ro armă (weapon) · vo vaf (weapon) · de Bewaffnung (weapon) · zh 武器 (weapon) · ca arma (weapon) · hy զենք (weapon) · sk erb (heraldic bearings) · fi ase (weapon) · ota سلاح (weapon) · te ఆయుఇధం (weapon) · de Waffe (weapon) · fr arme (weapon) · pt arma (weapon) · it arma (weapon) · sv vapen (heraldic bearings) · uk збро́я (weapon) · sw mkono (heraldic bearings) · pt insígnias (heraldic bearings) · kmr sîleh (weapon) · nl wapen (weapon) · de Rüstung (weapon) · sh òrūžje (weapon) · ru вооруже́ние (weapon) · pl broń (weapon) · nl wapenschild (heraldic bearings) · la arma (weapon) · it armi (heraldic bearings) · sw mkono (weapon) · bg оръ́жие (weapon) · ru ору́жие (heraldic bearings) · ang ġewǣpne (weapon) · sk zbraň (weapon) · id senjata (weapon) · fi vaakuna (heraldic bearings) · ru ору́жие (weapon) · ga arm (weapon) · vo vafem (weapon) · bg въоръже́ние (weapon) · cs zbraň (weapon) · hy սպառազինություն (weapon) · kmr çek (weapon) · sv vapen (weapon) · be узбрае́нне (weapon) · ar سِلَاح (weapon) · lo ອາວຸດ (weapon) · es arma (weapon) · nl wapen (heraldic bearings) · ja 武器 (weapon) · km អាវុធ (weapon) · ia arma (weapon) · ang wǣpn (weapon) · da våbenskjold (heraldic bearings) · br arm (weapon) · mk оружје (weapon) · pl uzbrojenie (weapon) · la telum (weapon) · br armoù (weapon) · uk озбро́єння (weapon)

arm en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

äm (Received-Pronunciation)
äm (Australia)
(US) audio
(General-American) audio
/ɑɹm/ (General-American)
ärm (General-American)
/ɑːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɐːm/ (Australia)

Etymology

Back-formation from arms (plural), from Middle English armes, from Old French armes, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 1.

Meanings

(transitive) To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
- The king armed his knights with swords and shields.
- They were arming them with spears and shields, putting iron halfhelms on their heads, and arraying them along the inner wall, a rank of snowy sentinels. "Lord Winter has joined us with his levies," one of the sentries [said]. 2015, George R. R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons, Bantam, →ISBN, page 593:
(figuratively, transitive) To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.
- Many following him, and, in his journeyings, he visited many at their houses, and gave them consolation, arming them with steady resolves, to be patient in suffering and trust to God for their reward; […] 1801(?), John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress ... to which is Added, the Life and Death of the Author, page 359
- Q. In other words, you were commissioning men here in Cincinnati to attend the polls, arming them with authority to arrest citizens; men from outside of the city of Cincinnati to arrest citizens of the city of Cincinnati […] 1885, United States Congressional Serial Set, page 119:
- thou getteſt no more of me. For I am ſure thy Office doth not arme thee with ſuch authoritie. 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I:
- arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Peter 4:1:
- […] and arming them with skills, work habits, and inner confidence that no one can ever take away. 2014, Susan Fawcett, Grassroots with Readings: The Writer's Workbook, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 466:
- [God] directed them to choose out three hundred only, and, arming them with nothing but trumpets and lamps, to send them by night into the camp of the Midianites. 1806, William turner, An Abstract of the History of the Bible ... With questions for examination, etc, page 43:
- Picture taking soothed support troops' anxieties twice over, empowering them as they navigated a strange environment, and arming them with proof that they really had served in a war. 2011, Meredith H. Lair, Armed with Abundance: Consumerism & Soldiering in the Vietnam War, Univ of North Carolina Press, →ISBN, page 215:
(transitive) To prepare (a tool, weapon, or system) for action; to activate.
- Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work.
(intransitive, of a tool, qualifier:or system) To become prepared for action; to activate.
- Torpedoes were loosed, but the range was too short for them to actually arm, and they bounced harmlessly off the ship as it cut loose with its secondary and antiaircraft guns, smashing anything that it could see. 2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 14:43 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 17 Oct 2022:
(transitive) To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
- to arm the hilt of a sword; to arm a hook in angling
(intransitive) To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
- The sergeant sent out an order to arm the team for the next mission.
- Are you arming, comrade Atheists? Are you arming for the fray? 1974 February 2, Igor S. V. de Goldilox-Goldilox, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 14:
(transitive) To fit (a magnet) with an armature.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
arms	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
armed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
armed	Tense=Past	lexicographic
arming	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic

Deriveds

dearm · arming sword · enarm · prearm · arming press · arm out · unarm · rearm · arm the lead · arm to the teeth · unarmed · armable · arm up

Synonyms

beweapon (furnish with weapons)

Translations (119)

mk вооружи (to supply with armour or weapons) · pl uzbroić się (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · sk vyzbrojiť (to supply with armour or weapons) · ru вооружа́ть (to supply with armour or weapons) · bg въоръжавам се (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · pt armar (to prepare for action) · ka შეიარაღება (to supply with armour or weapons) · fi aseistaa (to supply with armour or weapons) · fi vahvistaa (to cover with whatever that will add strength, force, security, or efficiency) · da udruste (to supply with armour or weapons) · uz qurollantirmoq (to supply with armour or weapons) · vi vũ trang (to supply with armour or weapons) · sh наоружа́вати (to supply with armour or weapons) · fi varustaa ankkurilla (to fit with an armature) · eo armi (to supply with armour or weapons) · hu felfegyverez (to supply with armour or weapons) · sk aktivovať (to prepare for action) · nb utruste (to supply with armour or weapons) · nl bewapenen (to supply with armour or weapons) · pl zbroić (to supply with armour or weapons) · la armō (to supply with armour or weapons) · ru вооружа́ться (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · es amunicionar (to supply with armour or weapons) · fr armer (to prepare for action) · mk вооружува (to supply with armour or weapons) · fa مسلح کردن (to supply with armour or weapons) · ang wǣpnian (to supply with armour or weapons) · pl uzbrajać się (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · gul aa’m (to supply with armour or weapons) · nb væpne (to supply with armour or weapons) · fur armâ (to supply with armour or weapons) · ru вооружи́ться (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · sh naorùžati (to supply with armour or weapons) · it armare (to supply with armour or weapons) · sq armatos (to prepare for action) · lv apbruņot (to supply with armour or weapons) · fi aseistautua (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · ro a arma (to supply with armour or weapons) · sw mkono (to prepare for action) · sv rusta (to supply with armour or weapons) · is hervæða (to supply with armour or weapons) · da bevæbne (to supply with armour or weapons) · da opruste (to supply with armour or weapons) · sk zapnúť (to prepare for action) · sh oborùžati (to supply with armour or weapons) · sh наору̀жати (to supply with armour or weapons) · rup armãtusescu (to supply with armour or weapons) · sk ozbrojiť (to supply with armour or weapons) · el οπλίζω (to supply with armour or weapons) · fi varustaa (to furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify) · nn væpna (to supply with armour or weapons) · oc armar (to supply with armour or weapons) · sv beväpna (to supply with armour or weapons) · bg въоръжа́ (to supply with armour or weapons) · sk vyzbrojiť (to furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify) · de aufrüsten (to supply with armour or weapons) · it armare (to prepare for action) · az silahlandırmaq (to supply with armour or weapons) · cs ozbrojit (to supply with armour or weapons) · bg въоръжа́вам (to supply with armour or weapons) · ru вооружи́ть (to supply with armour or weapons) · fi varustaa (to cover with whatever that will add strength, force, security, or efficiency) · fr armer (to supply with armour or weapons) · es armar (to supply with armour or weapons) · ota سلاحلانمق (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · sw mkono (to supply with armour or weapons) · sh oboružávati (to supply with armour or weapons) · zh 武裝 /武装 (to supply with armour or weapons) · de rüsten (to supply with armour or weapons) · mi whakamaurākau (to supply with armour or weapons) · uk озбро́ювати (to supply with armour or weapons) · it armarsi (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · be узбро́йваць (to supply with armour or weapons) · sh naoružávati (to supply with armour or weapons) · ca armar (to supply with armour or weapons) · gd armaich (to supply with armour or weapons) · fr s'armer (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · fi haarniskoida (to supply with armour or weapons) · sk zbrojiť (to supply with armour or weapons) · ko 무장하다 (to supply with armour or weapons) · be узбро́іць (to supply with armour or weapons) · fi panssaroida (to supply with armour or weapons) · ky куралдандыруу (to supply with armour or weapons) · et relvastama (to supply with armour or weapons) · kk қаруландыру (to supply with armour or weapons) · ja 武装する (to supply with armour or weapons) · grc ὁπλίζω (to supply with armour or weapons) · fi virittää (to prepare for action) · pl uzbroić (to supply with armour or weapons) · tg мусаллаҳ кардан (to supply with armour or weapons) · sl oboroževati (to supply with armour or weapons) · be узбро́іцца (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · pt armar (to supply with armour or weapons) · tr silahlandırmak (to supply with armour or weapons) · cs zbrojit (to supply with armour or weapons) · ga armáil (to supply with armour or weapons) · th ติดอาวุธ (to supply with armour or weapons) · uk озбро́юватися (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · hy զինել (to supply with armour or weapons) · sh обору̀жати (to supply with armour or weapons) · de bewaffnen (to supply with armour or weapons) · uk озбро́їтися (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · tr silahlanmak (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · sh оборужа́вати (to supply with armour or weapons) · ar سَلَّحَ (to supply with armour or weapons) · sq armatos (to supply with armour or weapons) · ca armar-se (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · be узбро́йвацца (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · lt apginkluoti (to supply with armour or weapons) · gd armaich (to prepare for action) · pl zbroić się (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · hi शस्त्र युक्त करना (to supply with armour or weapons) · uk озбро́їти (to supply with armour or weapons) · fi tarttua aseisiin (to take up weapons; to arm oneself) · pl uzbrajać (to supply with armour or weapons) · io armizar (to supply with armour or weapons) · sl oborožiti (to supply with armour or weapons) · es municionar (to supply with armour or weapons) · hu felfegyverkezik (to take up weapons; to arm oneself)