عماد

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع م د (ʿ-m-d). Cognate with Hebrew עַמּוּד, Classical Syriac ܥܰܡܽܘܕܳܐ, Ge'ez ዐምድ (ʿämd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕi.maːd/

Noun

عِمَاد (ʿimād) m (plural عَمَد (ʿamad) or عُمُد (ʿumud))

  1. baptism
  2. column, pillar
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 89:6-7:
      أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
      ʾalam tara kayfa faʿala rabbuka biʿādin ʾirama ḏāti l-ʿimādi
      Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ʿAad - [With] Iram - who had lofty pillars, []

Declension

Proper noun

عِمَاد (ʿimād) m

  1. a male given name

Declension

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