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arma.

weapon

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaʁ.mɐ/Brazil[ˈaɦ.mɐ]Brazil/ˈaɾ.mɐ/São-Paulo/ˈaʁ.mɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. weapon

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arma, from Late Latin arma (“weapon”), from Latin arma (“defensive arms”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”). Compare Galician arma.

verb/ˈaʁ.mɐ/Brazil[ˈaɦ.mɐ]Brazil/ˈaɾ.mɐ/São-Paulo/ˈaʁ.mɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of armar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of armar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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