עמד

See also: ע־מ־ד‎

Aramaic

Verb

עמד • (transliteration needed)

  1. to sink
  2. to baptize

Hebrew

FWOTD – 25 February 2018

Etymology

Root
ע־מ־ד‎ (ʿ-m-d)

Cognate with Arabic عَمَدَ‎ (ʕamada).

Pronunciation

Verb

עָמַד • (amád) (pa'al construction)

  1. (intransitive, of a person) To stand, to stand up, to be standing.
    • a. 1921, י״ח ברנר (“Yosef Haim Brenner”), מסביב לנקודה (“Around the point”)
      ‏הוא עמד, הביט והגה, כדרכו תמיד, ומסביב לו – קשקוש־שפתים, טלטול־חפצים, […]‎
      He stood, looked and pondered [or declared], as his way always, around him – idle chatter of lips, shaking of objects, […]
    • 2002, עברי לידר (“Ivri Lider”), על קו המים (al kav hamáyim, “On the Waterline”)
      ‏על קו המים עומד לו האידיוט הזה‎
      al kav hamáyim oméd lo haidíot haze
      On the waterline this idiot stands by himself
  2. (intransitive, of a structure or vertical object) To stand, to be located.
  3. (only with to-infinitive) To be about to
    • 2008, יוני בלוך (“Yoni Bloch”), הלב שלי עומד להתפוצץ (halév shelí oméd lehitpotséts, “My heart is about to explode”)
      ‏אני מרגיש שהלב שלי עומד להתפוצץ‎
      aní margísh shehalév shelí oméd lehitpotséts
      I feel like my heart is about to explode
    ‏אני עומד להשתגע.‎‎ ― aní oméd lehishtagéa ― I'm about to go crazy.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to be located): ממוקם / מְמֻקָּם‎ (memukám)

Anagrams

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