ع م د

See also: غ م د

Arabic

Etymology

Compare ע־מ־ד ('-m-d)

Root

ع م د • (ʕ-m-d)

1. related to propping, standing and support

Derived terms

Verbs and verbal derivatives

• Form I: عَمِدَ (ʕamida, “to baptize, (of the rain) to wet, irritate”)
  • Verbal noun: عَمِد (ʕamid, “something or someone soaked with rain”)

• Form I: عَمَدَ (ʕamada, “(with ه (h)) to prop, support, (with إلى) to decide for, head towards, enter”)
  • Verbal noun: عَمْد (ʕamd, “intention, resolution”)
  • Active participle: عَامِد (ʕāmid, “height, apothem”)
  • Passive participle: مَعْمُود (maʕmūd, “propped, sustained, entinced”)
• Form II: عَمَّدَ (ʕammada, “to dam, close with a dike”)
  • Verbal noun: تَعْمِيد (taʕmīd, “baptism, mystification”)
  • Active participle: مُعَمِّد (muʕammid, “baptist”)
  • Passive participle: مُعَمَّد (muʕammad, “baptized, immersed”)
• Form IV: أَعْمَدَ (ʔaʕmada, “to sustain, support, defend, improve”)
  • Verbal noun: إِعْمَاد (ʔiʕmād, “declaration, statement”)
  • Active participle: مُعْمِد (muʕmid)
  • Passive participle: مُعْمَد (muʕmad)
• Form V: تَعَمَّدَ (taʕammada, “to propose, lead, aim”)
  • Verbal noun: تَعَمُّد (taʕammud)
  • Active participle: مُتَعَمِّد (mutaʕammid)
  • Passive participle: مُتَعَمَّد (mutaʕammad, “calculated, premeditated”)
• Form VIII: اِعْتَمَدَ (iʕtamada, “(with على) to prop, support, be based upon, (with ل (l)) to accredite, license”)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْتِمَاد (iʕtimād, “confidence, trust, base, fundament”)
  • Active participle: مُعْتَمِد (muʕtamid)
  • Passive participle: مُعْتَمَد (muʕtamad, “wilfull, intentional”)

Nouns and adjectives

• عِمَاد m (ʕimād, “pillar, column, baptism, member of parliament”)
• عِمَادَة f (ʕimāda, “tall building, council, deanship”)
• عَمُود m (ʕamūd, “column, pillar, balk, vertical line”)
  • عَمُودِي (ʕamūdī, “vertical, perpendicular”)
• عَمِيد (ʕamīd, “support, straightness, dean, leader”)
• مَعْمَدَان (maʕmadān, “John the Baptist”)

References

• Corriente, Federico (2005) “ع م د”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe‎^[1] (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 • (transliteration needed)

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”)