English

Pronunciation

• IPA am

Etymology 1

Noun

arm

1. (Anatomy) The upper limb, extending from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
2. 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.

Translations

• Breton: brec'h f, (plural for a single body: divrec'h; (plural for several bodies: brec'hioù) (1)
• Catalan: braç m (ca) (1)
• Dutch: arm m (1)
• Esperanto: brako (1)
• Finnish: käsivarsi (1), käsi (1), sanka (2, in spectacles), käsinoja (2, of an armchair), varsi (2, usually vertical)
• French: bras m (1)
• German: Arm m (1)
• Guaraní: jyva (1)
• Indonesian: lengan (1)
• Interlingua: brachio , bracio (1)
• Italian: braccio m (plural braccia f) (1)
• Japanese: 腕 (うで , ude) (1)
• Korean: 팔 (pal) (1)
• Latin: brachium (1)
• Occitan: braç m (1)
• Polish: ramię m (1)
• Portuguese: braço m (1)
• Romanian: braţ n (1)
• Spanish: brazo m (1)
• Swedish: arm c (1), armstöd (2; of an armchair)
• Tupinambá: îybá (1)

Related terms

• armful
• armpit
• armrest
• arm's reach
• sidearm

Etymology 2

from Latin armare

Noun

arm

1. (usually used in the plural arms) A weapon.

Translations

• Breton: arm m -où
• Catalan: arma f
• Dutch: wapen n
• Esperanto: armilo
• Finnish: ase
• French: arme f
• German: Waffe f
• Guaraní: mboka (firearm)
• Indonesian: senjata
• Interlingua: arma
• Italian: arma f (plural armi)
• Japanese: 武器 (ぶき , buki)
• Korean: 무기 [武器] (mugi)
• Latin: arma f
• Occitan: arma f
• Polish: broń f
• Portuguese: arma f
• Romanian: armă f
• Spanish: arma f
• Swedish: vapen n
• Tupinambá: popesûara

Related terms

• army
• firearm

Verb

to arm

1. to supply with a weapon or weapons

Translations

• Finnish: aseistaa

Abbreviation

1. Armenian

Dutch

Noun

arm (plural: armen , diminutive: armpje , plural diminutive: armpjes )

1. arm (Anatomy)

Adjective

arm (armer , armst )

1. poor (not rich)

German

Pronunciation

Noun

der Arm (plural: Arme, diminutive: Ärmchen )

1. arm (Anatomy)

Adjective

arm (ärmer , ärmst )

1. poor (not rich)

Swedish

Noun

arm (pl. armar , def. sing. armen , def. pl. armarna )

1. arm

Adjective

arm (Somewhat old word)

1. someone you might feel pity for, e.g. because of poverty.
2. someone who is not rich