ع م د

ع م د

See also: غ م د‎

Arabic

Etymology

Compare ע־מ־ד‎ ('-m-d)

Root

ع م د • (ʿ-m-d)

1. 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

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South Levantine Arabic

Root

ع م د

1. 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”)