Definition
A historical firearm or small cannon that is operated or fired by hand, particularly from the 15th-17th centuries.
Etymology
Compound word from 'hand' and 'arm,' describing weapons that could be held and fired by a person rather than requiring a mount or crew. Early versions were literally hand-cannons.
Kelly Says
Early hand-arms like the arquebus were so slow to reload that soldiers had to fight in ranks—one line would shoot while another reloaded, which completely changed how armies fought and is why you see those perfectly straight lines in Renaissance paintings!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እጅ נשק
ejish neshek
ARالعربية
سلاح يدوي
silah yadawi
BNবাংলা
হাতের অস্ত্র
haater ostr
CACatalà
arma de mà
ahr-ma deh ma
CSČeština
zbraň v ruce
zbraň v ruce
DADansk
håndvåben
haand-vaaben
DEDeutsch
Handwaffe
han-dva-fuh
ELΕλληνικά
επτάνη όπλο
ep-ta-nee op-lo
ESEspañol
arma de mano
ahr-mah deh mah-noh
FAفارسی
سلاح دست
silah-e-dasht
FRFrançais
arme à main
arm ah mɛn
GUGU
હાથનું હથિયાર
haath-nu hath-yaar
HAHA
kafa-ka-sace
ka-fa-ka-sa-ce
HEעברית
נשק יד
neshek yad
HIहिन्दी
हाथ की बंदूक
haath kee bandook
HUMagyar
kézifegyver
kezifegyver
IDBahasa Indonesia
senjata tangan
senjata tangan
IGIG
akpụrụ ọnọ
ak-pu-ru on-o
ITItaliano
arma da mano
ahr-mah dah mah-noh
JA日本語
手持ち武器
te-mochi buki
KKKK
қол жауынг
kol jawyng
MRMR
हातातील हत्यारा
haata-teel hya-taara
MSBahasa Melayu
senjata tangan
senjata tangan
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ကိုင် נשק
let-koing neshek
NLNederlands
handwapen
hand-wa-pen
NONorsk
håndvåpen
haand-vaapen
PAPA
ਹੱਥ ਦਾ ਹਥਿਆ
haath da hath-iyaa
PLPolski
broń ręczna
bron ren-chna
PTPortuguês
arma de mão
ahr-mah deh mwohn
RORomână
armă de mână
armă de mână
RUРусский
ручное оружие
ruchnoe oporogye
SVSvenska
handvapen
hand-va-pen
SWKiswahili
silaha ya mkono
si-la-ha ya m-ko-no
TAதமிழ்
கைத்துப்பாக்கி
kai-thuppaaki
TEతెలుగు
చేతి ఆయుధం
chethi ayudham
TLTL
baril na kamay
ba-ril na ka-may
TRTürkçe
el yapımı silah
el yapimi silah
UKУкраїнська
ручна зброя
ruchna zbroya
URاردو
ہاتھ کا ہتھیار
haath ka hithyaar
VITiếng Việt
vũ khí tay cầm
vu khi tay cam
YOYO
ọpọ̀ ìṣẹ̀
o-po i-she
ZUZU
isigamu esandla
i-si-ga-mu e-san-dla