إمام
See also: امام and أمام
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ء م م (ʾ-m-m).
Noun
إِمَام • (ʾimām) m (plural أَئِمَّة (ʾaʾimma))
- leader
- (Islam) imam
- guideline
Declension
Declension of noun إِمَام (ʾimām)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | إِمَام ʾimām | الْإِمَام al-ʾimām | إِمَام ʾimām |
| Nominative | إِمَامٌ ʾimāmun | الْإِمَامُ al-ʾimāmu | إِمَامُ ʾimāmu |
| Accusative | إِمَامًا ʾimāman | الْإِمَامَ al-ʾimāma | إِمَامَ ʾimāma |
| Genitive | إِمَامٍ ʾimāmin | الْإِمَامِ al-ʾimāmi | إِمَامِ ʾimāmi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | إِمَامَيْن ʾimāmayn | الْإِمَامَيْن al-ʾimāmayn | إِمَامَيْ ʾimāmay |
| Nominative | إِمَامَانِ ʾimāmāni | الْإِمَامَانِ al-ʾimāmāni | إِمَامَا ʾimāmā |
| Accusative | إِمَامَيْنِ ʾimāmayni | الْإِمَامَيْنِ al-ʾimāmayni | إِمَامَيْ ʾimāmay |
| Genitive | إِمَامَيْنِ ʾimāmayni | الْإِمَامَيْنِ al-ʾimāmayni | إِمَامَيْ ʾimāmay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَئِمَّة ʾaʾimma | الْأَئِمَّة al-ʾaʾimma | أَئِمَّة ʾaʾimmat |
| Nominative | أَئِمَّةٌ ʾaʾimmatun | الْأَئِمَّةُ al-ʾaʾimmatu | أَئِمَّةُ ʾaʾimmatu |
| Accusative | أَئِمَّةً ʾaʾimmatan | الْأَئِمَّةَ al-ʾaʾimmata | أَئِمَّةَ ʾaʾimmata |
| Genitive | أَئِمَّةٍ ʾaʾimmatin | الْأَئِمَّةِ al-ʾaʾimmati | أَئِمَّةِ ʾaʾimmati |
Descendants
- English: imam
- Danish: imam c
- German: Imam