cubit in Arabic
ذِرَاع ḏirāʕ
/ˈkjuː.bɪt/US/ˈkju.bɪt/
cubit in Arabic: ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ). In English, cubit means the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
Arabic words for cubit
- Any of various units of length approximating the forearm and hand
- ذِرَاع ḏirāʕ
English meaning of cubit
- noun The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- noun Any of various units of length approximating this distance, usually around 35–60 cm.
- noun Synonym of ulna, the bone of the human forearm.
Synonyms of cubit
cubit in other languages
Questions about cubit in Arabic
- What is the meaning of cubit in Arabic?
- Cubit in Arabic is ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ).
- ما معنى كلمة cubit؟
- Cubit: ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ).
- What does cubit mean in English?
- Cubit means the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
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