dira
See also: dirá, díra, dirà, and dīrā
English
Alternative forms
- dirah, diraa
Etymology
From Arabic ذِرَاع m (ḏirāʿ, “cubit”), from ذِرَاع f (ḏirāʿ, “arm”).
Noun
dira (plural diras)
- The Arabian cubit, whose value varied by place, time, and item from about 25–75 cm (10 in–2 ft 5½ in).
- 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, "Weights and Measures", p. 490:
- 13·3—This measure does not seem to belong to very early times, and it may probably have originated in Asia Minor... And it may well be the origin of the dirá‘ Stambuli of 26·6, twice 13·3.
- 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, "Weights and Measures", p. 490:
Anagrams
- Aird, Dari, Irad, RAID, arid, raid, riad
Basque
Verb
dira
- third-person plural present indicative of izan; They are
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: di‧ra
Adverb
dira
- there
French
Pronunciation
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Verb
dira
- third-person singular future of dire
Anagrams
- raid
- rida
Hiligaynon
Adverb
dirâ
- there, yonder
Latin
Etymology
Inflected form of dīrus (“fearful”).
Pronunciation 1
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.ra/
Adjective
dīra
- nominative feminine singular of dīrus
- nominative neuter plural of dīrus
- accusative neuter plural of dīrus
- vocative feminine singular of dīrus
- vocative neuter plural of dīrus
Pronunciation 2
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.raː/
Adjective
dīrā
- ablative feminine singular of dīrus
References
- dira in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic دَائِرَة (dāʾira, “circle”).
Noun
dira (n class, plural dira)
- compass (instrument to determine cardinal directions)
Yaygir
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *rirra.
Noun
dira
- tooth
Further reading
- Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Claire Bowern, Harold James Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004, →ISBN