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{{also|Cubit|cúbit}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱewb-}}
From {{inh|en|enm|cubite}}, from  {{der|en|la|cubitum||elbow, cubit}}. {{doublet|en|cubitus}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkjuː.bɪt/|a=UK}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cubit.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{enPR|kyo͞o'bĭt|a=US}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈkju.bɪt/}}
* {{rhymes|en|uːbɪt|s=2}}
* {{homophones|en|qubit}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# The [[distance]] from the [[elbow]] to the [[fingertip|tip]] of the [[middle finger]] [[use]]d as an [[informal]] [[unit]] of [[length]].
#* {{RQ:KJV|Matthew|6|27|passage=Which of you by taking thought can add one '''cubit''' unto his stature?}}
# {{lb|en|historical}} Any of [[various]] [[unit of measure|units]] of [[length]] [[approximating]] this [[distance]], [[usually]] around 35&ndash;60 [[centimeter|cm]].
# {{lb|en|anatomy|archaic}} {{synonym of|en|ulna}}, the [[bone]] of the [[human]] [[forearm]].

====Usage notes====
* In English, most commonly encountered in biblical Hebrew measures based on the shorter of the two Egyptian cubits, although the term is also used broadly for other units between the length of a [[foot]] and a [[yard]]. These may be clarified with a preceding adjective: ''Greek cubit'', ''Roman cubit'', etc.

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|unit of length}} {{l|en|ell}} {{qualifier|now properly a separate unit}}

====Hyponyms====
* {{l|en|arshin}}, {{l|en|Russian cubit}}
* {{l|en|codo}}, {{l|en|Spanish cubit}}
* {{l|en|covado}}, {{l|en|Portuguese cubit}}
* {{l|en|dira}} {{qualifier|modern Middle Eastern contexts}}
* {{l|en|royal cubit}} {{q|ancient Egypt}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|cubital|cubitocarpal|cubitoradial
}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|cubitus}}
* {{l|en|qubit}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|Any of various units of length approximating the forearm and hand}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|ذِرَاع|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|կանգուն}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|аршин|m}}, {{t+|bg|лакът|m}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|တောင်|sc=Mymr}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|colze|m}}, {{t+|ca|colzo|m}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|loket|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|alen|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|el|c}}
* Egyptian: {{t-egy|mḥ|h=mH:D41|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|ulno}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|küünar}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kyynärä}}
* French: {{t+|fr|coudée|f}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|ulna|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Elle|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|πήχης|m}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|πῆχυς|m}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|אַמָּה|f|tr='amá}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|sing}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|dzira'}}
* Latin: {{t|la|cubitum|n}}, {{t|la|cubitus|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|лакт|m}}, {{t|mk|ла́кот|m}}, {{t|mk|а́ршин|m}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|hasta}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whatīanga}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|آرش|tr=arş}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|ارش|tr=arš}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|côvado|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ло́коть|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|codo|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|dhiraa}}, {{t+|sw|mkono}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|aln|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|siko}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|మూర}}
* Ugaritic: {{t|uga|𐎀𐎎𐎚}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|אייל|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{c|en|Units of measure}}

==Malay==

===Etymology===
From {{uder|ms|poz-mly-pro|*-bit}}, from {{uder|ms|poz-pro|*-bit}}, from {{uder|ms|map-pro|*-bit}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ms|/t͡ʃubet/|a=Johor-Selangor}}
* {{IPA|ms|/t͡ʃubɪt/|a=Riau-Lingga}}
* {{rhymes|ms|ubet|bet|et}}

===Verb===
{{head|ms|verb|Jawi spelling|چوبيت|used in the form|mencubit}}

# to [[pinch]] {{gloss|to squeeze a small amount of skin}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|mzs|chubí|bor=1}}

==Middle English==

===Noun===
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{alt form|enm|cubite}}

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