forearm unit of length 19 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 9149)
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme kənd
meaning 1 arm, forearm ḳäññ kənd 

right forearm

direction
meaning 2 cubit (approx. 48 cm) kənd käsənzər 

a cubit and a span

reference AED: 1445
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 1539)
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme πῆχυς
meaning 1 forearm
direction
meaning 2 a length unit
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NEW Realization 3 (ID: 46127)
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme ذِرَاع ḏirāˁ-
meaning 1 forearm

ḏū ḏirāˁ-in wāḥid-at-in


one-handed

direction
meaning 2 unit of length (cubit)

aṯ-ṯawb-u sabˁ-un fī ṯamāniy-at-in


The garment is seven cubits by eight spans.

reference Lane: 961-962
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ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 5602)
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme cubit
meaning 1 elbow bone
direction
meaning 2 length unit
reference
comment Also the Ital. cubito 'elbow bone' and 'elbow (length unitn)'. All words stem from the Lat. cubitus, that had both meanings.
ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 9738)
type Polysemy
language Erzya
lexeme кенере
meaning 1 elbow
direction
meaning 2 cubit (=historical length unit) авась кодась комсь кенере коцт
The woman wove twelve elboews of canvas
reference
comment ЭрзРС 253
ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 6210)
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme dirsek
meaning 1 elbow
direction
meaning 2 cubit (=length unit) бир дирсек без
a cubit of canvas
reference
comment ГРМС 148.
ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 6932)
type Polysemy
language Geez
lexeme ʔəmmat
meaning 1 elbow (part of the arm) ʔədawihā təsaffəḥ diba za-yəbaḳḳʷəʕ wa-ʔəmatā tāṣannəʕ la-fatil (Prov. 29:37)

She stretches her hands over what is profitable and she makes her elbows strong in order to spin.

direction
meaning 2 measure nuḫu ʕəśrā ba-ʔəmat (Zach. 5:2)

His height is twenty in cubits.

reference LLA: 728
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ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 6730)
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme Brazze
meaning 1 forearm
direction
meaning 2 cubit (=length unit)
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comment (Swiss German)
ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 8093)
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme Elle
meaning 1 elbow bone
direction
meaning 2 cubit (=historical length unit)
reference
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ACCEPTED Realization 10 (ID: 6065)
type Polysemy
language Karaim
lexeme локот
meaning 1 elbow (anat.)
direction
meaning 2 cubit (=length unit)
reference
comment КРПС 400. The polysemic word has been borrowed from the Slavic languages.
ACCEPTED Realization 11 (ID: 7428)
type Polysemy
language Lao
lexeme sɔ̄k5
meaning 1 elbow
direction
meaning 2 sok (length unit ≃ 50 cm )
reference
comment Morev et al. 1982, 311
ACCEPTED Realization 12 (ID: 1427)
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme ulna
meaning 1 lower part of the arm, elbow
direction
meaning 2 cubit (=length unit)
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ACCEPTED Realization 13 (ID: 1131)
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme zhŏu (肘)
meaning 1 elbow
direction
meaning 2 length unit = 2 or 1.5 chi (尺)
reference BKRS: 5284
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ACCEPTED Realization 14 (ID: 5751)
type Polysemy
language Middle Persian (Pahlavi)
lexeme ārišn, arešn
meaning 1 forearm
direction
meaning 2 length unit
reference
comment ЭСИЯ 1, 213
ACCEPTED Realization 15 (ID: 3792)
type Polysemy
language Old English
lexeme 1 eln
lexeme 2 ell
meaning 1 elbow
direction
meaning 2 length unit
reference
comment Bosworth, Toller 247
ACCEPTED Realization 16 (ID: 28)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme bāhú
meaning 1 the fore-arm , the arm between the elbow and the wrist
direction
meaning 2 measure of length
reference MW
comment MW 730, Кочергина 465
ACCEPTED Realization 17 (ID: 5536)
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme codo
meaning 1 elbow
direction
meaning 2 length unit
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 199
NEW Realization 18 (ID: 37439)
type Polysemy
language Thai
lexeme sɔ̀ɔk (ศอก)
meaning 1 elbow
direction
meaning 2 traditional unit of length based on such distance, equal to 24 inches
reference SEAlang Thai
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NEW Realization 19 (ID: 25645)
type Polysemy
language Tofa
lexeme билек
meaning 1 forearm
direction
meaning 2 unit of length
reference Rassadin 2016: 73
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