arm
weapons; to arm
Latin · arma; armare
Arm comes from Latin arma, "weapons", and armare, "to equip". It appears in words about weapons, armies, and warnings, plus peace and disarming.
Memory trick
An ARMy is a group of people with ARMs: weapons ready for action.
Words from this root
- alarm (al + arm) — a warning signalखतरे की घंटी, चेतावनी
- arm (arm) — to equip with weaponsहथियार देना; बाँह
- armada (arm + ada) — a large fleet of warshipsयुद्धपोतों का बेड़ा
- armament (arm + ament) — weapons and war equipmentहथियार, शस्त्र-सामग्री
- armistice (arm + istice) — a truce to stop fightingयुद्धविराम
- armor (arm + or) — protective covering for fightingकवच
- armorer (arm + or + er) — a maker of weapons or armourशस्त्र या कवच बनाने वाला
- army (arm + y) — a large armed forceसेना
- disarmament (dis + arm + ament) — giving up weaponsनिरस्त्रीकरण
- rearmament (re + arm + ament) — equipping with weapons againदोबारा हथियारबंदी
- alarmist (al + arm + ist) — a person who spreads fearडर फैलाने वाला
- armadillo (arm + adillo) — a small armoured animalकवचधारी छोटा जानवर