cubit
/ˈkjuː.bɪt/US/ˈkju.bɪt/
cubit noun: the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
Noun
cubit (plural cubits)
- The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 6:27
- Any of various units of length approximating this distance, usually around 35–60 cm.
- Synonym of ulna, the bone of the human forearm.
- Synonyms:
- ulna
Proper noun capitalized: Cubit
Cubit (plural Cubits)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
cubit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
cubit in Hindi
- a cubit
- दस्त dast
cubit in Tamil
- முழம்
cubit in Bengali
- প্রাচীন দৈর্ঘ্যের একক
cubit in Telugu
- Any of various units of length approximating the forearm and hand
- మూర mūra
More languagesFewer languages
- cubit in Malayalam
- മുഴം muḻaṁ
- cubit in Kannada
- ಮೊಳ
- cubit in Punjabi
- ਹੱਥ hatthă
- cubit in Tagalog
- siko
- cubit in Arabic
- ذِرَاع ḏirāʕ
- cubit in Malay
- hasta
- cubit in Indonesian
- dzira'
- cubit in Persian
- ارش arš
- cubit in Myanmar
- တောင် taung
Synonyms of cubit
Forms of cubit
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cubits |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Cubits |
Origin of cubit
From Middle English cubite, from Latin cubitum (“elbow, cubit”). Doublet of cubitus, covado, and codo.
From Middle English cubite (“cubit; elbow”), probably applied as a nickname for someone with strong or remarkable forearms.
Words formed from cubit
Phrases with cubit
Words that rhyme with cubit
Questions about cubit
- What does cubit mean?
- Cubit means the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- What is cubit in Hindi?
- Cubit in Hindi is दस्त (dast). See Cubit meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cubit?
- Cubit can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce cubit?
- Cubit is pronounced /ˈkjuː.bɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cubit?
- The plural of cubit is cubits.
Words near cubit in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cubit (page history and authors); Cubit (page history and authors); दस्त (Hindi) (page history and authors); cubit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cubit (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); മുഴം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); cubit (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਹੱਥ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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