Complete Definition of "arrow"

Image:11 7 3.svg|thumb|right|An arrow symbol.
Image:Archery target.jpg|thumb|right|Two arrows (projectiles) in a target.
English

Etymology
Middle English arwe, from Old English earh, �rwe, from common Germanic *arhw�, from Proto-Indo-European *arku-, "bow and/or arrow". Near cognates include Gothic ������� (ar�azna) and Old Norse ǫr; further cognates include Latin arcus, bow

Pronunciation
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| IPA || /�ær.o�/
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| SAMPA || /"{r.oU/
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ær��|-ær��

Noun
arrow (plural arrows)

  1. A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
  2. A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (eg. <math>\to</math>).
  3. graphtheory A directed edge.

Synonyms
(in graph theory): arc, directed edge

Derived terms
arrow-finger
arrowhead
arrowroot
arrowy

Translations
trans-top|projectile
Arabic: س��
Bosnian: t-|bs|strijela|f
Cherokee: cunne
Chinese traditional/simplified: 箭,箭 (jiàn)
Choctaw: oo-ske-noc-kay
Croatian: t-|hr|strijela|f
Czech: t-|cs|šíp|m
Danish: t-|da|pil|c
Dutch: pijl m
Egyptian: Ssr
Esperanto: t-|eo|sago|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|nool
Ewe: a�utr� n
Finnish: t+|fi|nuoli
French: t+|fr|flèche|f
German: t+|de|Pfeil|m
Greek: βέλο� [�ve�lo�s] n, �α��α [sa�ita] f
Hebrew: �ץ (khetz) m
Hindi: त�र (tīr) m
trans-mid
Hungarian: t+|hu|nyíl
Isthmus Zapotec: baxa, baza
Italian: t+|it|freccia|f
Japanese: � (�, ya)
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: tîr m
:Sorani: t|ku|ت�ر|trteer|scKUchar
Latin: t+|la|sagitta|f
Mohawk: kayonkwere
Old English: stræl|strǣl g|Old English
Polish: strza�a f
Portuguese: t+|pt|flecha|f, t+|pt|seta|f
Russian: t+|ru|���ела|f|trstrelá|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: saighead f, gath f
Serbian

Shawnee: la nàhl we
Spanish: t+|es|flecha|f
Swedish: t+|sv|pil|c
Telugu: t|te|బాణమ�|sc=Telu (baaNaM)
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trans-top|symbol
Chinese traditional/simplified: 箭頭,箭头 (jiàn tóu)
Czech: t-|cs|Å¡ipka|f
Danish: t-|da|pil|c
Dutch: pijl m
French: t+|fr|flèche|f
German: t+|de|Pfeil|m
Greek: βέλο� [�ve�lo�s] n, βελάκι [ve��laci] n, δείκ�η� [�ðiktis] m
Hebrew: �ץ (khetz) m
Japanese: �� (����, yajirushi)
trans-mid
Kurdish: tîr m
Polish: strza�ka f
Portuguese: t+|pt|seta|f
Russian: t+|ru|���елка|f|trstrélka|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|flecha|f
Swedish: t+|sv|pil|c
Telugu: బాణ� ��ర�త� (baaNaM gurtu)
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in graph theory

Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Breton: saezh f -ioù pl (1, 2)
ttbc|Frisian: pylk (1, 2)
ttbc|Guarani: hu'y (1)
ttbc|Interlingua: flecha, sagitta (1, 2)
ttbc|Lithuanian: str�l� f (1, 2), rodykl� f (2)
ttbc|Romanian: s�geat� f
ttbc|Slovak: šíp#Slovak|šíp m (1), šípka#Slovak|šípka f (2)
ttbc|Tupinambá: u'uba (1)

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