دراع

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ).

Noun

دراع • (dirāʕ) m (plural دراعات (diraʕāt) or ادرعة (idriʕa) or ادرع (udruʕ))

  1. arm; forearm
  2. foreleg
  3. arm, lever

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ, “forearm, cubit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /draːʕ/ [dræːʕ], /dreːʕ/

Noun

دراع • (drāʕ, drēʕ) m

  1. cubit (distance from the middle finger to the elbow, or a standard measurement approximating this distance)
  2. arm's length (informal measurement of distance from the wrist to the shoulder)
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