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Compound of zij (“side”) + arm (“arm”).
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛi̯.ɑrm/
- Hyphenation: zij‧arm
zijarm m (plural zijarmen, diminutive zijarmpje n)
- tributary, (river) branch
- (botany, architecture) any other branch or, for certain organisations, arm or schism; anything that branches off