ell

[English Word] ell

[English Plural] ells

[Swahili Word] dhiraa

[Swahili Plural] dhiraa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Derived Word] dhira'

[Related Words] ziraa konde

[English Definition] distance from tip of middle finger to ellbow, approximately 50 cm or 2 feet

[Swahili Definition] umbali kati ya kidole kikubwa na kisugudi au kiko cha mkono wake

[English Example] cut the rope at a length of about 2 ells (100-120 cm)

[Swahili Example] kata kamba urefu kama ziraa mbili

[Note] found at Velten as ziraa but not in later dictionaries; lost??

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