ع م د
See also: غ م د
Arabic
Etymology
Compare ע־מ־ד ('-m-d)
Root
ع م د • (ʿ-m-d)
- related to propping, standing and support
Derived terms
- Verbs and verbal derivatives
- Form I: عَمِدَ (ʿamida, “to baptize, (of the rain) to wet, irritate”)
- Verbal noun: عَمِد (ʿamid, “something or someone soaked with rain”)
- Form I: عَمَدَ (ʿamada, “(with ه (h)) to prop, support, (with إلى) to decide for, head towards, enter”)
- Verbal noun: عَمْد (ʿamd, “intention, resolution”)
- Active participle: عَامِد (ʿāmid, “height, apothem”)
- Passive participle: مَعْمُود (maʿmūd, “propped, sustained, entinced”)
- Form II: عَمَّدَ (ʿammada, “to dam, close with a dike”)
- Verbal noun: تَعْمِيد (taʿmīd, “baptism, mystification”)
- Active participle: مُعَمِّد (muʿammid, “baptist”)
- Passive participle: مُعَمَّد (muʿammad, “baptized, immersed”)
- Form IV: أَعْمَدَ (ʾaʿmada, “to sustain, support, defend, improve”)
- Verbal noun: إِعْمَاد (ʾiʿmād, “declaration, statement”)
- Active participle: مُعْمِد (muʿmid)
- Passive participle: مُعْمَد (muʿmad)
- Form V: تَعَمَّدَ (taʿammada, “to propose, lead, aim”)
- Verbal noun: تَعَمُّد (taʿammud)
- Active participle: مُتَعَمِّد (mutaʿammid)
- Passive participle: مُتَعَمَّد (mutaʿammad, “calculated, premeditated”)
- Form VIII: اِعْتَمَدَ (iʿtamada, “(with على) to prop, support, be based upon, (with ل (l)) to accredite, license”)
- Verbal noun: اِعْتِمَاد (iʿtimād, “confidence, trust, base, fundament”)
- Active participle: مُعْتَمِد (muʿtamid)
- Passive participle: مُعْتَمَد (muʿtamad, “wilfull, intentional”)
- Nouns and adjectives
- عِمَاد m (ʿimād, “pillar, column, baptism, member of parliament”)
- عِمَادَة f (ʿimāda, “tall building, council, deanship”)
- عَمُود m (ʿamūd, “column, pillar, balk, vertical line”)
- عَمُودِي (ʿamūdī, “vertical, perpendicular”)
- عَمِيد (ʿamīd, “support, straightness, dean, leader”)
- مَعْمَدَان (maʿmadān, “John the Baptist”)
References
- Corriente, Federico (2005), “ع م د”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 803
- Ibn Sīda al-Mursī, Al-Muḥkam wa-l-Muḥīṭ al-Aʿẓam (d. 1066 CE) المحكم والمحيط الأعظم لإبن سيده الأندلسي
South Levantine Arabic
Root
ع م د
- Related to supporting or propping up
Derived terms
- Verbs and verb forms
- Form II: عمّد (ʕammad, “to baptize”)
- Noun Form: تعميد (taʕmīd, “baptism”)
- Passive Participle: معمّد (mʕammad, “baptized”)
- Form VIII: اعتمد (iʕtamad, “to depend, rely on”)
- Verbal Noun: اعتماد (iʕtimād, “reliance, confidence”)
- Nouns
- عمود (ʕamūd, “pillar, column”)
- باب العمود (bāb il-ʕamūd, “Damascus Gate”)
- Adjectives
- عمودي (ʕamūdi, “vertical”)