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Translingual

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Clipping of English Armenian.

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arm

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Armenian.

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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).

    Noun

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    arm (plural arms)

    2. (anatomy) 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!”
    4. (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.
    5. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
      the arms of an octopus
      • 2012 December 12, Peter Fimrite, quoting Hannah Rosen, “Squid deaths are a many-tentacled mystery”, in San Francisco Chronicle‎[1]:
        "[Humboldt squid] are not afraid to approach divers and touch them. They'll grab you with their arms and try to figure out what you are," said Rosen, adding that the sea creatures display unusual intelligence.
    6. The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
      Synonym: sleeve
    7. 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.
      The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.
      I accidentally sat on my glasses and bent one of the arms.
      • 2007, Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society, page 262:
        Nothing unusual about this — there were many such cactuses set along the Institute paths — but this particular cactus seemed to have several arms. A cactupus, Reynie thought with an inward smile.
    8. (geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
      Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.
    9. A branch of an organization.
      the cavalry arm of the military service
      • 2018 April 25, Ron Nixon, “Scandals and Investigations, but Few Arrests, for Air Marshals Program”, in The New York Times‎[3]:
        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.
    10. (figurative) Power; might; strength; support.
      the arm of the law
      the secular arm
    11. (baseball, slang) A pitcher
      The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.
    12. (genetics) One of the two parts of a chromosome.
    13. A group of patients in a medical trial.
    14. (South Africa, slang) A quantity of dagga leaves rolled up in paper into a thick cylinder.
      • 2014, Malcolm Kohll, Good Hope, page 43:
        They scored an arm of dagga and some speed and then raced away.
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    See arm/translations § Noun.

    Verb

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

    1. (obsolete) To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.

    Etymology 2

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      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”).

      Adjective

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      arm (comparative armer or more arm, superlative armest or most arm)

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

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      Etymology 3

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        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.

        Noun

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        arm (plural arms)

        1. (usually used in the plural) A weapon.
        2. (in the plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.
          The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.
        3. (in the plural, obsolete) War; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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        • Pubs and taverns often use this word in their names, as a reference to heraldic bearings, e.g. The Queen's Arms.
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        Verb

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

        1. (transitive) To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
          The king armed his knights with swords and shields.
          • 2015, George R. R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons, Bantam, →ISBN, page 593:
            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].
        2. (transitive, figurative) To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.
          • 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I:
            thou getteſt no more of me.
            For I am ſure thy Office doth not arme thee with ſuch authoritie.
          • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Peter 4:1:
            arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
          • 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; […]
          • 1806, William turner, An Abstract of the History of the Bible ... With questions for examination, etc, page 43:
            [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.
          • 1885, United States Congressional Serial Set, page 119:
            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 […]
          • 2011, Meredith H. Lair, Armed with Abundance: Consumerism & Soldiering in the Vietnam War, Univ of North Carolina Press, →ISBN, page 215:
            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.
          • 2014, Susan Fawcett, Grassroots with Readings: The Writer's Workbook, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 466:
            […] and arming them with skills, work habits, and inner confidence that no one can ever take away.
        3. (transitive) To prepare (a tool, weapon, or system) for action; to activate.
          Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work.
        4. (intransitive, of a tool, weapon, or system) To become prepared for action; to activate.
          • 2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 14:43 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN)‎[4], archived from the original on 17 October 2022:
            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.
        5. (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
        6. (intransitive) To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
          The sergeant sent out an order to arm the team for the next mission.
          • 1974 February 2, Igor S. V. de Goldilox-Goldilox, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 14:
            Are you arming, comrade Atheists?
            Are you arming for the fray?
        7. (transitive) To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
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        Afrikaans

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        Etymology 1

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        From Dutch arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”).

        Noun

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        arm (plural arms, diminutive armpie)

        1. arm
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        Etymology 2

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        From Dutch arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”).

        Adjective

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        arm (attributive arm or (chiefly in figurative use) arme, comparative armer, superlative armste)

        1. poor (not wealthy)
          die armstes van die armes ― the poorest of the poor
        2. (figurative) poor (pitiable)
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        Inflection of arm
          predicative attributive independent partitive
        singular plural
        positive arm arm, arme arme armes arms
        comparative armer armere armeres armers
        superlative armste armstes —
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        Cimbrian

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        Etymology 1

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        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.

        Noun

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        arm m (plural èrme)

        1. (Sette Comuni) arm
          An langar arm rékhet béetor. ― A long arm can reach further.
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        Etymology 2

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        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.

        Adjective

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        arm (comparative èrmor, superlative dar èrmorste)

        1. (Sette Comuni, Luserna) poor
          Bèar is arm hat nicht so borliran. ― He who is poor has nothing to lose.
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        Positive forms of arm
        singular plural
        masculine feminine neuter
        predicative èar ist arm zi ist arm is ist arm ze zèint arm
        with definite article nominative dar èrme de èrma 's èrme de èrmen
        accusative in èrmen de èrma 's èrme de èrmen
        dative me èrmen dar èrmen me èrmen in èrmen
        with indefinite article nominative an èrmar an èrma an èrmes (khòone) èrmen
        accusative an èrmen an èrma an èrmes (khòone) èrmen
        dative aname èrmen anara èrmen aname èrmen (khòonen) èrmen
        without article nominative èrme
        accusative èrme
        dative èrmen
        Comparative forms of arm
        singular plural
        masculine feminine neuter
        predicative èar ist èrmor zi ist èrmor is ist èrmor ze zèint èrmor
        with definite article nominative dar èrmore de èrmora 's èrmore de èrmorn
        accusative in èrmorn de èrmora 's èrmore de èrmorn
        dative me èrmorn dar èrmorn me èrmorn in èrmorn
        with indefinite article nominative an èrmorar an èrmora an èrmors (khòone) èrmorn
        accusative an èrmorn an èrmora an èrmors (khòone) èrmorn
        dative aname èrmorn anara èrmorn aname èrmorn (khòonen) èrmorn
        without article nominative èrmore
        accusative èrmore
        dative èrmorn
        Superlative forms of arm
        singular plural
        masculine feminine neuter
        predicative èar ist dar èrmorste zi ist dar èrmorsta is ist dar èrmorste ze zèint dar èrmorste
        with definite article nominative dar èrmorste de èrmorsta 's èrmorste de èrmorsten
        accusative in èrmorsten de èrmorsta 's èrmorste de èrmorsten
        dative me èrmorsten dar èrmorsten me èrmorsten in èrmorsten
        with indefinite article nominative an èrmorstar an èrmorsta an èrmorstes (khòone) èrmorsten
        accusative an èrmorsten an èrmorsta an èrmorstes (khòone) èrmorsten
        dative aname èrmorsten anara èrmorsten aname èrmorsten (khòonen) èrmorsten
        without article nominative èrmorste
        accusative èrmorste
        dative èrmorsten

        This adjective has irregular declension; positive inflected forms also have umlaut.

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        • “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

        Danish

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        Etymology 1

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        From Old Norse armr (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo- (“arm”).

        Noun

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        arm c (singular definite armen, plural indefinite arme)

        1. (anatomy) arm
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        Declension of arm
        common
        gender         		singular plural
        indefinite definite indefinite definite
        nominative arm armen arme armene
        genitive arms armens armes armenes

        Etymology 2

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        From Old Norse armr (“arm, poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”).

        Adjective

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        arm (neuter armt, plural and definite singular attributive arme)

        1. (dated) poor, not rich
          Synonym: fattig
        2. unfortunate, poor
          Synonym: stakkels
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        Inflection of arm
        positive comparative superlative
        indefinite common singular arm — —2
        indefinite neuter singular armt — —2
        plural arme — —2
        definite attributive1 arme — —

        1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
        the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
        2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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        Wikipedia nl

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        Etymology 1

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        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).

        Noun

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        arm m (plural armen, diminutive armpje n)

        2. arm
          Iemand kneep in mijn arm.
          Someone pinched my arm.
        3. branch (especially of streams and organisations)
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        • Afrikaans: arm
        • Javindo: arrem
        • Negerhollands: arm, erm

        Etymology 2

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        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”).

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        arm (comparative armer, superlative armst)

        2. poor (not rich)
          Synonyms: armoedig, armlastig, armetierig
          arme landen ― poor countries
        3. poor (unfortunate)
          arme stakker… ― poor soul…
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        Declension of arm
        uninflected arm
        inflected arme
        comparative armer
        positive comparative superlative
        predicative/adverbial arm armer het armst
        het armste
        indefinite m./f. sing. arme armere armste
        n. sing. arm armer armste
        plural arme armere armste
        definite arme armere armste
        partitive arms armers —
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        other
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        • Afrikaans: arm
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: arum
        • Jersey Dutch: arm
        • Negerhollands: aerm
        • Petjo: arm

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        arm

        1. (Erzgebirgisch, intransitive) to work
          Synonym: arbittn

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        • Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[5] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 17

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        arm m

        1. arm

        Estonian

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        Etymology 1

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        From Proto-Finnic *arpi; arm is an irregular variant of the root; the expected arb can be seen in dialects.

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        arm (genitive armi, partitive armi)

        1. scar
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        Declension of arm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
        singular plural
        nominative arm armid
        accusative nom.
        gen. armi
        genitive armide
        partitive armi arme
        armisid
        illative armi
        armisse         		armidesse
        armesse
        inessive armis armides
        armes
        elative armist armidest
        armest
        allative armile armidele
        armele
        adessive armil armidel
        armel
        ablative armilt armidelt
        armelt
        translative armiks armideks
        armeks
        terminative armini armideni
        essive armina armidena
        abessive armita armideta
        comitative armiga armidega

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        From Proto-Finnic *armo. Most likely derived from armas. Cognate to Votic armo (“grace, mercy”).

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        arm (genitive armu, partitive armu)

        1. mercy
        2. pardon
        3. (poetic) love, affection
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        Declension of arm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
        singular plural
        nominative arm armud
        accusative nom.
        gen. armu
        genitive armude
        partitive armu arme
        armusid
        illative armu
        armusse         		armudesse
        armesse
        inessive armus armudes
        armes
        elative armust armudest
        armest
        allative armule armudele
        armele
        adessive armul armudel
        armel
        ablative armult armudelt
        armelt
        translative armuks armudeks
        armeks
        terminative armuni armudeni
        essive armuna armudena
        abessive armuta armudeta
        comitative armuga armudega

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        Noun

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        arm

        1. indefinite accusative singular of armur

        German

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        Etymology

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        From Middle High German arm, from Old High German arm, 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. Cognate with Old English earm.

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        Adjective

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        arm (strong nominative masculine singular armer, comparative ärmer, superlative am ärmsten)

        1. poor (having little money)
        2. 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]
        3. low (having a small amount)

        Declension

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        Positive forms of arm
        number & gender singular plural
        masculine feminine neuter
        predicative er ist arm sie ist arm es ist arm sie sind arm
        strong declension
        (without article)         		nominative armer arme armes arme
        genitive armen armer armen armer
        dative armem armer armem armen
        accusative armen arme armes arme
        weak declension
        (with definite article)         		nominative der arme die arme das arme die armen
        genitive des armen der armen des armen der armen
        dative dem armen der armen dem armen den armen
        accusative den armen die arme das arme die armen
        mixed declension
        (with indefinite article)         		nominative ein armer eine arme ein armes (keine) armen
        genitive eines armen einer armen eines armen (keiner) armen
        dative einem armen einer armen einem armen (keinen) armen
        accusative einen armen eine arme ein armes (keine) armen
        Comparative forms of arm
        number & gender singular plural
        masculine feminine neuter
        predicative er ist ärmer sie ist ärmer es ist ärmer sie sind ärmer
        strong declension
        (without article)         		nominative ärmerer ärmere ärmeres ärmere
        genitive ärmeren ärmerer ärmeren ärmerer
        dative ärmerem ärmerer ärmerem ärmeren
        accusative ärmeren ärmere ärmeres ärmere
        weak declension
        (with definite article)         		nominative der ärmere die ärmere das ärmere die ärmeren
        genitive des ärmeren der ärmeren des ärmeren der ärmeren
        dative dem ärmeren der ärmeren dem ärmeren den ärmeren
        accusative den ärmeren die ärmere das ärmere die ärmeren
        mixed declension
        (with indefinite article)         		nominative ein ärmerer eine ärmere ein ärmeres (keine) ärmeren
        genitive eines ärmeren einer ärmeren eines ärmeren (keiner) ärmeren
        dative einem ärmeren einer ärmeren einem ärmeren (keinen) ärmeren
        accusative einen ärmeren eine ärmere ein ärmeres (keine) ärmeren
        Superlative forms of arm
        number & gender singular plural
        masculine feminine neuter
        predicative er ist am ärmsten sie ist am ärmsten es ist am ärmsten sie sind am ärmsten
        strong declension
        (without article)         		nominative ärmster ärmste ärmstes ärmste
        genitive ärmsten ärmster ärmsten ärmster
        dative ärmstem ärmster ärmstem ärmsten
        accusative ärmsten ärmste ärmstes ärmste
        weak declension
        (with definite article)         		nominative der ärmste die ärmste das ärmste die ärmsten
        genitive des ärmsten der ärmsten des ärmsten der ärmsten
        dative dem ärmsten der ärmsten dem ärmsten den ärmsten
        accusative den ärmsten die ärmste das ärmste die ärmsten
        mixed declension
        (with indefinite article)         		nominative ein ärmster eine ärmste ein ärmstes (keine) ärmsten
        genitive eines ärmsten einer ärmsten eines ärmsten (keiner) ärmsten
        dative einem ärmsten einer ärmsten einem ärmsten (keinen) ärmsten
        accusative einen ärmsten eine ärmste ein ärmstes (keine) ärmsten

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        Further reading

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        • “arm”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[6] (in German)
        • “arm” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
        • “arm” in Duden online

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        Guianese Creole

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        Etymology

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        From French arme.

        Noun

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        arm

        1. weapon

        References

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        • Barthelemi, Georges (1995), Dictionnaire pratique créole guyanais - français [Practical Guianese Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Cayenne: Ibis Rouge Éditions, →ISBN, page 47

        Icelandic

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        Noun

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        arm

        1. indefinite accusative singular of armur

        Irish

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        Irish Wikipedia has an article on:
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        Etymology

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        From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma.[1]

        Pronunciation

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        Noun

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        arm m (genitive singular airm, nominative plural airm)

        1. weapon; implement, tool
        2. (collective) arms, weaponry
        3. army
          Synonyms: slua m, (literary) armáil f

        Declension

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        Declension of arm (first declension)
        bare forms
        singular plural
        nominative arm airm
        vocative a airm a arma
        genitive airm arm
        dative arm airm
        forms with the definite article
        singular plural
        nominative an t-arm na hairm
        genitive an airm na n-arm
        dative leis an arm
        don arm         		leis na hairm

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        Mutation

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        Mutated forms of arm
        radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
        arm n-arm harm not applicable

        Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
        All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

        References

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        1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “arm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
        2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 110, page 59
        3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 10
        4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 54

        Further reading

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        • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “arm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
        • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “arm”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 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, 2013–2026

        Jersey Dutch

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        Alternative forms

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        Etymology

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        From Dutch arm. Cognates include Afrikaans arm.

        Pronunciation

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        Adjective

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        arm

        1. 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.

        Livonian

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        Etymology

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        From Proto-Finnic *armo. Akin to Finnish armo.

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /ˈɑrm/, [ˈɑrˑm]

        Noun

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        arm

        1. peace
        2. love

        Declension

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        Declension of arm (94)
        singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
        nominative (nominatīv) arm ārmõd
        genitive (genitīv) arm ārmõd
        partitive (partitīv) armõ ārmidi
        dative (datīv) armõn ārmõdõn
        instrumental (instrumentāl) armkõks ārmõdõks
        illative (illatīv) armõ ārmiž
        inessive (inesīv) armsõ ārmis
        elative (elatīv) armstõ ārmist

        References

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        • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “arm”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[7] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

        Middle Dutch

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        Pronunciation

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        Etymology 1

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        From Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.

        Noun

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        arm m

        2. arm
        Inflection
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        Strong masculine noun
        singular plural
        nominative arm arme
        accusative arm arme
        genitive arms arme
        dative arme armen
        Alternative forms
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        Descendants
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        Further reading
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        Etymology 2

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        From Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.

        Adjective

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        arm

        2. poor, having few possessions
        3. unfortunate, pitiable
        Inflection
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        Adjective
        singular plural
        masculine feminine neuter
        nominative indefinite arm arme arm arme
        definite arme arme
        accusative indefinite armen arme arm arme
        definite arme
        genitive indefinite arms armer arms armer
        definite arms, armen arms, armen
        dative armen armer armen armen
        Alternative forms
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        Descendants
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        Further reading
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        Middle English

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        Etymology 1

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          From Old English earm (“arm”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *arəm- (“arm”).

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          Pronunciation

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          Noun

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          arm (plural arms)

          2. arm
          Descendants
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          References

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          Etymology 2

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          From Old English earm (“poor, wretched”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *erm- (“poor, ill”).

          Adjective

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          arm

          2. poor
          3. miserable, wretched
          Descendants
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          References

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          Norwegian Bokmål

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          Etymology

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          From Old Norse armr.

          Adjective

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          arm (neuter singular armt, definite singular and plural arme)

          1. poor

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          Noun

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          Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
          Wikipedia no

          arm m (definite singular armen, indefinite plural armer, definite plural armene)

          1. (anatomy) an arm

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          Norwegian Nynorsk

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          Pronunciation

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          Etymology 1

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          Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
          Wikipedia nn

          From Old Norse armr m, from Proto-Germanic *armaz m. Akin to English arm.

          Noun

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          arm m (definite singular armen, indefinite plural armar, definite plural armane)

          1. (anatomy) an arm
          Derived terms
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          Etymology 2

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          From Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.

          Adjective

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          arm (neuter armt, definite singular and plural arme, comparative armare, indefinite superlative armast, definite superlative armaste)

          1. poor, pitiful (to be pitied)
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          Anagrams

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          Old Dutch

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          Etymology 1

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          From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.

          Noun

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          arm m

          2. arm
          Inflection
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          Declension of arm (masculine a-stem noun)
          case singular plural
          nominative arm arma
          accusative arm arma
          genitive armes armo
          dative arme armon
          Descendants
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          Further reading
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          • “arm (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

          Etymology 2

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          From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.

          Adjective

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          arm

          2. poor
          Inflection
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          Declension of arm (a-stem)
          strong declension
          case masculine feminine neuter plural
          nominative arm arm arm arma, arme
          accusative arman, armen arma arm arma, arme
          genitive armes armero armes armero
          dative armin, armemo armero armin, armemo armon
          weak declension
          case masculine feminine neuter plural
          nominative armo arma arma armon
          accusative armon armon arma armon
          genitive armin armon armin armono
          dative armin armon armin armon
          Derived terms
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          Descendants
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          Further reading
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          • “arm (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

          Old English

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          Alternative forms

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          Etymology

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          From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), whence also Old High German arm, Old Norse armr.

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          Noun

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          arm m (Anglian)

          1. alternative form of earm

          Declension

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          Strong a-stem:

          singular plural
          nominative arm armas
          accusative arm armas
          genitive armes arma
          dative arme armum

          Old High German

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          Alternative forms

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          Pronunciation

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          Etymology 1

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          From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos, whence also Old English arm, Old Norse armr.

          Noun

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          arm m

          2. (anatomy) arm
          Declension
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          Declension of arm (masculine a-stem)
          case singular plural
          nominative arm armā, arma
          accusative arm armā, arma
          genitive armes armo
          dative arme armum
          instrumental armu —
          Derived terms
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          Descendants
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          Etymology 2

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          From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr.

          Adjective

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          arm

          2. poor, miserable
          Declension
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          Strong declension of arm
          singular masculine feminine neuter
          nominative armēr, arm armiu, arm armaȥ, arm
          accusative arman arma armaȥ, arm
          genitive armes armera armes
          dative armemu armeru armemu
          instrumental armu — armu
          plural masculine feminine neuter
          nominative arme, arm armo, arm armiu, arm
          accusative arme armo armiu, arm
          genitive armero armero armero
          dative armēm armēm armēm
          Weak declension of arm
          singular masculine feminine neuter
          nominative armo arma arma
          accusative armon armūn arma
          genitive armen armūn armen
          dative armen armūn armen
          plural masculine feminine neuter
          nominative armon armūn armon
          accusative armon armūn armon
          genitive armōno armōno armōno
          dative armōm armōm armōm
          Declension of comparative of arm
          singular masculine feminine neuter
          nominative armōro armōra armōra
          accusative armōron armōrūn armōra
          genitive armōren armōrūn armōren
          dative armōren armōrūn armōren
          plural masculine feminine neuter
          nominative armōron armōrūn armōron
          accusative armōron armōrūn armōron
          genitive armōrōno armōrōno armōrōno
          dative armōrōm armōrōm armōrōm
          Strong declension of superlative arm
          singular masculine feminine neuter
          nominative armōstēr, armōst armōstiu, armōst armōstaȥ, armōst
          accusative armōstan armōsta armōstaȥ, armōst
          genitive armōstes armōstera armōstes
          dative armōstemu armōsteru armōstemu
          instrumental armōstu — armōstu
          plural masculine feminine neuter
          nominative armōste, armōst armōsto, armōst armōstiu, armōst
          accusative armōste armōsto armōstiu, armōst
          genitive armōstero armōstero armōstero
          dative armōstēm armōstēm armōstēm
          Weak declension of superlative arm
          singular masculine feminine neuter
          nominative armōsto armōsta armōsta
          accusative armōston armōstūn armōsta
          genitive armōsten armōstūn armōsten
          dative armōsten armōstūn armōsten
          plural masculine feminine neuter
          nominative armōston armōstūn armōston
          accusative armōston armōstūn armōston
          genitive armōstōno armōstōno armōstōno
          dative armōstōm armōstōm armōstōm
          Derived terms
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          Descendants
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          References

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          • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

          Old Saxon

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          Etymology 1

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          From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr.

          Noun

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          arm m

          1. arm
          Declension
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          arm (masculine a-stem)
          singular plural
          nominative arm armos
          accusative arm armos
          genitive armes armō
          dative arme armum
          instrumental — —
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          • 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

          Etymology 2

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          From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr.

          Adjective

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          arm (comparative armoro, superlative armost)

          1. miserable, poor
          Declension
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          Declension of arm
          Strong declension
          singular plural
          masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
          nominative arm arm arm arme armu arme
          accusative armana arm arma arme armu arme
          genitive armes armes armaro armarō armarō armarō
          dative armumu armumu armaro armum armum armum
          Weak declension
          singular plural
          masculine neuter feminine
          nominative armo arma arma armu
          accusative armun arma armun armun
          genitive armun armun armun armonō
          dative armun armun armun armum
          Comparative forms of arm (weak only)
          singular plural
          masculine neuter feminine
          nominative armoro armora armora armoru
          accusative armorun armora armorun armorun
          genitive armorun armorun armorun armoronō
          dative armorun armorun armorun armorum
          Superlative forms of arm
          Strong declension
          singular plural
          masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
          nominative armost armost armost armoste armoste armostu
          accusative armostana armost armosta armoste armoste armostu
          genitive armostes armostes armostaro armostarō armostarō armostarō
          dative armostumu armostumu armostaro armostum armostum armostum
          Weak declension
          singular plural
          masculine neuter feminine
          nominative armosto armosta armosta armostu
          accusative armostun armosta armostun armostun
          genitive armostun armostun armostun armostonō
          dative armostun armostun armostun armostum
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          • Low German: arm (also Lippisch)

          Romanian

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          Etymology

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          Etymology tree
          Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-
          Latin armus
          Romanian arm

            Inherited from Latin armus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join”).

            Noun

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            arm n (plural armuri)

            1. (chiefly Oltenia) an animal's haunch, or a thigh on a person
              Synonyms: coapsă, șold
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            Scots

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            Pronunciation

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            Etymology 1

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            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”).

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            Noun

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            arm (plural arms)

            1. arm
            2. arm of the sea
            3. bar, beam

            Etymology 2

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            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”).

            Adjective

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            arm (comparative mair arm, superlative maist arm)

            1. poor; wretched
            2. weak; thin; sickly

            Verb

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            arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle armin, simple past and past participle armt)

            1. (intransitive) to crawl about miserably.

            Etymology 3

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            From Middle English armen (“to arm”), from Old French armer (“to arm”), from Latin armō (“to arm”). More at arm.

            Verb

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            arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle armin, simple past and past participle armt)

            1. to arm, outfit with weapons or armour

            Etymology 4

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            From Old Norse armr (“wing of a body”).

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            Noun

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            arm (plural arms)

            1. (Shetland) the tail end of something, especially of fishing line

            Scottish Gaelic

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            Etymology

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            From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma.

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            Noun

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            arm m (genitive singular airm, nominative plural airm)

            1. army
              Synonym: armailt
            2. arm, weapon

            Usage notes

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            • 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

            Derived terms

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            Mutation

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            Mutation of arm
            radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
            arm n-arm h-arm t-arm

            Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
            All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

            Further reading

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            • Edward Dwelly (1911), “arm”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 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

            Swedish

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            Wikipedia sv

            Pronunciation

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            Etymology 1

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            From Old Norse armr (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos.

            Noun

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            arm c

            1. (anatomy) arm; the body part
            2. arm; something extending from a body
            Declension
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            Declension of arm
            nominative genitive
            singular indefinite arm arms
            definite armen armens
            plural indefinite armar armars
            definite armarna armarnas
            Derived terms
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            Etymology 2

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            From Old Norse armr (“poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ormos.

            Adjective

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            arm (comparative armare, superlative armast)

            1. (dated) poor; to be pitied
              Synonym: stackars
            2. (dated) poor; with no possessions or money
              Synonym: fattig
            Declension
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            Inflection of arm
            Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
            common singular arm armare armast
            neuter singular armt armare armast
            plural arma armare armast
            masculine plural2 arme armare armast
            Definite positive comparative superlative
            masculine singular3 arme armare armaste
            all arma armare armaste

            1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
            2 Dated or archaic.
            3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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            Anagrams

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            Tashelhit

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            Etymology

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              Inherited from Proto-Berber *arəm (“to try”).

              Pronunciation

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              Verb

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              arm (perfective urm, imperfective ttarm, verbal noun arram, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⵎ, Arabic spelling آرم)

              1. to try, to attempt
              2. to taste
                Synonym: mḍi

              References

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              • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 A–E (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN

              Yimas

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              Noun

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              arm

              1. water

              References

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              • 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.'
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