arm
arm
(international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Armenian.
(UK) enPR: äm, IPA(key): /ɑːm/
(US) enPR: ärm, IPA(key): /ɑɹm/
(General Australian) enPR: äm, IPA(key): /ɐːm/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m
From Middle English arm, from Old English earm, 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”).
arm (plural arms)
The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
(anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
Synonym: sleeve
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.
(geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
A branch of an organization.
(figurative) Power; might; strength; support.
(baseball, slang) A pitcher
(genetics) One of the two parts of a chromosome.
A group of patients in a medical trial.
arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle arming, simple past and past participle armed)
(obsolete) To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
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”).
arm (comparative armer or more arm, superlative armest or most arm)
(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
armth
The Dictionary of the Scots Language
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.
arm (plural arms)
(usually used in the plural) A weapon.
(in the plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.
(in the plural, obsolete) War; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war.
Pubs and taverns often use this word in their names, as a reference to heraldic bearings, e.g. The Queen's Arms.
See also Thesaurus:weapon
arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle arming, simple past and past participle armed)
(transitive) To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
(transitive, figurative) To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.
1801(?), John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress ... to which is Added, the Life and Death of the Author, page 359:
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; […]
(transitive) To prepare (a tool, weapon, or system) for action; to activate.
(intransitive, of a tool, weapon, or system) To become prepared for action; to activate.
(transitive) To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
(intransitive) To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
(transitive) To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
(furnish with weapons): beweapon
-mar-, AMR, MAR, MRA, Mar, Mar., RAM, RMA, Ram, mar, mar-, ram
From Dutch arm.
arm (plural arms)
arm
From Middle High German arm, from Old High German arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”). Cognate with German Arm, English arm.
arm m (plural èrme)
(Sette Comuni) arm
An langar arm rékhet béetor. ― A long arm can reach further.
èrmel
From Middle High German arm, from Old High German arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor, pitiful”). Cognate with German arm, English arm.
arm (comparative èrmor, superlative dar èrmorste)
(Sette Comuni, Luserna) poor
Bèar is arm hat nicht so borliran. ― He who is poor has nothing to lose.
This adjective has irregular declension; positive inflected forms also have umlaut.
armakhot, èrmakhot
èrmar stòkh
“arm” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
IPA(key): /arm/, [ɑːˀm]
From Old Norse armr (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo- (“arm”).
arm c (singular definite armen, plural indefinite arme)
(anatomy) arm
From Old Norse armr (“arm, poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”).
arm
(dated) poor, not rich
Synonym: fattig
unfortunate, poor
Synonym: stakkels
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IPA(key): /ɑrm/
Hyphenation: arm
Rhymes: -ɑrm
From Middle Dutch arm, from Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“a fitting, joint”), a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to join, fit together”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀 (arma) and Old Persian [script needed] (arma).
arm m (plural armen, diminutive armpje n)
arm
branch (especially of streams and organisations)
Afrikaans: arm
Javindo: arrem
Negerhollands: arm, erm
From Middle Dutch arm, from Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“to be sparse”).
arm (comparative armer, superlative armst)
poor (not rich)
arme landen ― poor countries
poor (unfortunate)
arme stakker… ― poor soul…
Afrikaans: arm
Berbice Creole Dutch: arum
Jersey Dutch: arm
Negerhollands: aerm
Petjo: arm
ram
arm
(Erzgebirgisch, intransitive) to work
Synonym: arbittn
From Proto-Finnic *arpi; arm is an irregular variant of the root; the expected arb can be seen in dialects.
arm (genitive armi, partitive armi)
scar
From Proto-Finnic *armo. Most likely derived from armas. Cognate to Votic armo (“grace, mercy”).
arm (genitive armu, partitive armu)
mercy
pardon
(poetic) love, affection
arm
indefinite accusative singular of armur
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“to be sparse”) or alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-, whence English orphan.
IPA(key): [aʁm]
arm (strong nominative masculine singular armer, comparative ärmer, superlative am ärmsten)
poor (having little money)
poor (to be pitied)
arm dran sein ― to have bad luck
lieber arm dran als Arm ab ― better to have bad luck than to lose an arm [the play on words is lost in translation]
low (having a small amount)
reich
Armenkasse
Armenkrankenhaus
Arme Ritter
armes Würstchen
“arm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“arm” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“arm” in Duden online
arm
indefinite accusative singular of armur
From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma.
(Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑɾˠəmˠ/
(Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaɾˠəmˠ/
arm m (genitive singular airm, nominative plural airm)
weapon; implement, tool
(collective) arms
army
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “arm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “arm”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 40
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “arm”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“arm”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
ārm
From Dutch arm. Cognates include Afrikaans arm.
IPA(key): /ɑrm/
arm
poor
1912, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche taal— en letterkunde, volumes 31-32, page 309:
Hāi waz nît tevrêde täus en dârkîs tû râkni arm. […] |He was not content at home and therefore he became poor.
From Proto-Finnic *armo. Akin to Finnish armo.
arm
peace
love
From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma.
arm m (genitive singular arm, plural armyn)
arm, weapon, armament
arm (verbal noun armal, past participle garmal)
arm
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “arm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
IPA(key): /arm/
From Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
arm m
arm
ārem
āerm
Dutch: armAfrikaans: armJavindo: arremNegerhollands: arm, erm
Limburgish: erm
“arm (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “arm (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
From Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
arm
poor, having few possessions
unfortunate, pitiable
ārem
Dutch: armAfrikaans: armBerbice Creole Dutch: arumJersey Dutch: armNegerhollands: aermPetjo: arm
Limburgish: erm
“arm (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “arm (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
From Old English earm (“arm”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *arəm- (“arm”).
arum, harm, erm, herm
arm (plural arms)
arm
English: arm
Scots: airm
Yola: arrm
“arm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
From Old English earm (“poor, wretched”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *erm- (“poor, ill”).
arm
poor
miserable, wretched
English: arm
Scots: arm
“arm, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
From Old Norse armr.
arm (neuter singular armt, definite singular and plural arme)
poor
arm m (definite singular armen, indefinite plural armer, definite plural armene)
(anatomy) an arm
“arm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
IPA(key): /ˈɑrm/
From Old Norse armr m, from Proto-Germanic *armaz m. Akin to English arm.
arm m (definite singular armen, indefinite plural armar, definite plural armane)
(anatomy) an arm
From Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
arm (neuter armt, definite singular and plural arme, comparative armare, indefinite superlative armast, definite superlative armaste)
poor, pitiful (to be pitied)
arming
“arm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
mar, ram
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
arm m
arm
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Middle Dutch: armDutch: armAfrikaans: armJavindo: arremNegerhollands: arm, ermLimburgish: erm
“arm (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
arm
poor
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
armo
Middle Dutch: armDutch: armAfrikaans: armBerbice Creole Dutch: arumJersey Dutch: armNegerhollands: aermPetjo: armLimburgish: erm
“arm (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
earm
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), whence also Old High German arm, Old Norse armr.
IPA(key): /ɑrm/, [ɑrˠm]
arm m
Alternative form of earm
aram, arma
IPA(key): /arm/
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos, whence also Old English arm, Old Norse armr.
arm m
(anatomy) arm
armboug
armil
Middle High German: arm, arn
Alemannic German: Aare, Arm, Are, Arme
Bavarian: Oarm
Cimbrian: arm
Central Franconian: Ärm, Arm, Orm
Hunsrik: Aarem
German: Arm
Luxembourgish: Aarm
Rhine Franconian:
Pennsylvania German: Aarm
Yiddish: אָרעם (orem)
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr.
arm
poor, miserable
arming
Middle High German: arm
Cimbrian: arm
German: arm
Luxembourgish: aarm
Plautdietsch: aarem
Yiddish: אָרעם (orem)
Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr.
arm m
arm
Middle Low German: arm
Low German:
German Low German:
Hamburgisch: Arm
Westphalian:
Ravensbergisch: Ārm
Lippisch: Arm
Sauerländisch: Ārm, Ārem, Oarm
Westmünsterländisch: Arm
Plautdietsch: Oam, Oarm
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr.
arm (comparative armoro, superlative armost)
miserable, poor
Low German: arm (also Lippisch)
From Latin armus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join”).
arm n (plural armuri)
(chiefly Oltenia) an animal's haunch, or a thigh on a person
Synonyms: coapsă, șold
întrema
armă
spată
IPA(key): /aːrm/
From Middle English arm, from Old English earm (“arm”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo- (“arm”).
airm, arme, harme, areme, airme
arm (plural arms)
arm
arm of the sea
bar, beam
From Middle English arm (“poor”), from Old English earm (“poor”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *erm- (“poor, ill”).
arm (comparative mair arm, superlative maist arm)
poor; wretched
weak; thin; sickly
arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle armin, simple past armt, past participle armt)
(intransitive) to crawl about miserably.
From Middle English armen (“to arm”), from Old French armer (“to arm”), from Latin armō (“to arm”). More at arm.
arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle armin, simple past armt, past participle armt)
to arm, outfit with weapons or armour
From Old Norse armr (“wing of a body”).
aarm
arm (plural arms)
(Shetland) the tail end of something, especially of fishing line
From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma.
IPA(key): /ˈaɾam/
arm m (genitive singular airm, plural airm)
army
Synonym: armailt
arm, weapon
Arm is usually used to refer to the entire fighting force of a nation etc, while armailt usually refers to the an "army" involved in a particular battle etc:
Arm Bhreatainn anns a' Chogadh Mhòr ― British Army in the First World War (the armed forces as a whole)
armailt Bhreatannach ann an Afraga ― British Army in Africa
taigh-airm
Edward Dwelly (1911) “arm”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][5], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “arm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
From Old Norse armr (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos.
arm c
(anatomy) arm; the body part
arm; something extending from a body
From Old Norse armr (“poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ormos.
arm (comparative armare, superlative armast)
(dated) poor; to be pitied
Synonym: stackars
(dated) poor; with no possessions or money
Synonym: fattig
utarma
mar, ram
arm
water
The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN) (as arɨm)
William A. Foley, The Yimas Language of New Guinea (1991, →ISBN), page 296:
arm tark kantk-rm ima-na-tɨ-n
water coldness with-water water S-DEF-becomes-PRES
'The water is getting cold.'