العمود

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root 'al-ʿamūd' primarily relates to the concept of a vertical support, pillar, or column. It extends to meanings of uprightness, essential structure, and by extension, leadership, authority, and something relied upon. It also encompasses notions of being struck, afflicted, or deeply saddened.

Derived headwords

العَمُودnoun

1.
pillar, columnboth
A vertical structural element that supports weight, such as in a building or tent.
2.
main part, backboneboth
The central or most important part of something, like the spine of the abdomen or the main structure of the ear.
3.
leader, chiefclassical
A person who is in charge or a principal figure.
4.
straight part of a swordclassical
The groove or fuller in the blade of a sword.
5.
legs of an ostrichclassical
The legs of a male ostrich.
6.
support of a wellclassical
The upright posts supporting the pulley mechanism of a well.
7.
aortaclassical
The main artery, specifically referred to as the 'aorta of magic' (وتين).

أعْمِدَةnoun

1.
pillars, columnsboth
Plural of 'ʿamūd', referring to multiple vertical supports.

عُمُدnoun

1.
pillars, columnsboth
Another plural form of 'ʿamūd', referring to multiple vertical supports.

عُمُدnoun

1.
leader, chiefclassical
Plural of 'ʿamīd' or 'ʿamūd' in the sense of a leader or principal figure.

العَمِيدnoun

1.
leader, chiefboth
A principal figure, leader, or dean.

العِمَادnoun

1.
support, pillarboth
Something that provides support or is relied upon; a pillar or column.
2.
leader, chiefclassical
A leader or principal figure, especially of an army.
3.
tall buildingsclassical
Elevated and impressive structures.

العُمْدَةnoun

1.
what is relied uponboth
Something that one leans on, depends on, or trusts.
2.
chief, headmanclassical
A leader or principal person, often of a community.

العُمْدَانnoun

1.
pillars, columnsboth
Plural of 'ʿamūd' or 'ʿimād', referring to multiple supports.
2.
tall young manclassical
A robust and well-built young man.

عَمَدَverb

1.
to prop up, supportboth
To set something upright with a support or pillar.
2.
to intend, aim forboth
To purposefully direct oneself or one's actions towards a goal or object.
3.
to afflict, distressboth
To cause someone great suffering, pain, or sorrow.
4.
to strikeclassical
To hit someone, particularly in the abdomen.
5.
to be angryclassical
To become enraged or furious.
6.
to adhere to, stick toclassical
To remain steadfastly attached to something or someone.
7.
to be crushed internallyclassical
For a camel's hump to be crushed internally from riding, while the exterior appears fine.
8.
to be soaked and clumpedclassical
For the ground to become wet and form clumps when touched after rain.
9.
to swell and twitchclassical
For the buttocks of a riding animal to swell and twitch.

أَعْمَدَverb

1.
to prop up, supportboth
To provide something with a support or pillar; to make it stand upright.

انْعَمَدَverb

1.
to be propped upboth
To be made to stand upright with a support.

تَعَمَّدَverb

1.
to intend, aim forboth
To deliberately target or aim for something.

مَعْمُودadjective

1.
worn out by loveclassical
Exhausted or weakened due to intense love or passion.

عَمِيدadjective

1.
worn out by loveclassical
Exhausted or weakened due to intense love or passion.

مُعَمَّدadjective

1.
worn out by loveclassical
Exhausted or weakened due to intense love or passion.
2.
tallclassical
Of great height.
3.
erectedclassical
Set up or established, like a tent.
4.
decoratedclassical
Adorned with patterns or embroidery.

العُمْدَةnoun

1.
what is relied uponboth
Something that one leans on, depends on, or trusts.

العَمَدnoun

1.
young manclassical
A strong, full-grown young man.

العُمْدَانِيّnoun

1.
young manclassical
A strong, full-grown young man.

المَعْمُودِيَّةnoun

1.
baptismmodern
The Christian sacrament of baptism, involving immersion in water for purification.

عَمَدَ عَيْنphrase

1.
with certainty and convictionclassical
To do something with absolute certainty, precision, and firm resolve.

عَمَّدَverb

1.
to block, damclassical
To obstruct the flow of a stream with earth or similar material.

اعْتَمَدَverb

1.
to travel by nightclassical
To journey or travel during the night.
2.
to rely on, depend onboth
To trust in or depend upon someone or something for support or assistance.

المُعْمَدَانadjective

1.
tallclassical
Of great height.

مُعَمَّدadjective

1.
erectedclassical
Set up or established, like a tent.
2.
decoratedclassical
Adorned with patterns or embroidery.

أهل العمادphrase

1.
people of tentsclassical
Inhabitants of tents, often implying a nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyle.
2.
people of high dwellingsclassical
Inhabitants of elevated and prominent structures.

Parallel reading

م، ج: أعمدة وعمد وعمد، والسيد، كالعميد

A pillar, plural: pillars and chiefs, and the master, like the dean.

ومن السيف: شطيبته التي في متنه

And from a sword: its fuller which is in its blade.

ورئيس العسكر، كالعماد، بالكسر، والعمدة والعمدان، بضمهما

And the commander of the army, like the support (with kasra), and the main thing and the pillars (with damma).

ومن البطن: عرق يمتد من لدن الرهابة إلى دوين السرة، أو عمود البطن: الظهر

And from the abdomen: a vein extending from the diaphragm to below the navel, or the pillar of the abdomen: the back.

ومن الكبد: عرق يسقيها

And from the liver: a vein that nourishes it.

ومن الأذن: معظمها وقوامها

And from the ear: its majority and its structure.

والحزين الشديد الحزن

And the intensely sorrowful.

ومن الظليم: رجلاه

And from the ostrich: its legs.

ومن البئر: قائمتاه عليهما المحالة

And from a well: its two upright posts upon which the pulley rests.

وعمود السحر: الوتين

And the pillar of magic: the aorta.

والعماد: الأبنية الرفيعة، جمع عمادة، ويؤنث

And 'al-ʿimād': the lofty buildings, plural of 'ʿimādah', and it is feminine.

وهو طويل العماد: منزله معلم لزائريه

And he is of long support: his dwelling is marked for his visitors.

وعمده: أقامه بعماد، كأعمده فانعمد

And he propped it up: he set it up with a support, like he propped it up and it became propped up.

وللشيء: قصده، ك تعمده

And for a thing: he intended it, like he deliberately aimed for it.

وفلانا: أضناه، وأوجعه، وفدحه، وأسقطه، وضربه بالعمود، وضرب عمود بطنه، وأحزنه

And so-and-so: he exhausted him, pained him, afflicted him, struck him down, struck him with a pillar, struck the pillar of his abdomen, and saddened him.

وكفرح: غضب، وبه: لزمه

And like 'kafruḥ': he became angry, and with it: he adhered to it.

والبعير: انفضخ داخل سنامه من الركوب، وظاهره صحيح

And the camel: its inside hump was crushed from riding, while its exterior was sound.

والثرى: بلله المطر حتى إذا قبضت عليه تعقد لندوته

And the moist earth: the rain wet it until when you grasped it, it clumped from its wetness.

وأليتاه من الركوب: ورمتا، واختلجتا

And its two buttocks from riding: they swelled and twitched.

وهو عمد الثرى، ككتف، أي: كثير المعروف

And he is 'amadu al-tharā', like 'katif', meaning: very generous.

وأنا أعمد منه، أي: أتعجب

And I am amazed by it, meaning: I wonder.

ومعمود وعميد ومعمد، كمعظم: هده العشق

And 'maʿmūd', 'ʿamīd', and 'muʿammad', like 'muʿaẓẓam': worn out by love.

والعمدة، بالضم: ما يعتمد عليه، أي: يتكأ ويتكل

And 'al-ʿumdah', with damma: what is relied upon, meaning: to lean on and depend on.

والعمد، كعتل، والعمداني: الشاب الممتلئ شبابا، وهي بهاء

And 'al-ʿamad', like 'ʿatal', and 'al-ʿumdānī': the young man full of youth, and she is beauty.

والمعمودية: ماء للنصارى يغمسون فيه ولدهم معتقدين أنه تطهير له، كالختان لغيرهم

And 'al-maʿmūdīyah': water for Christians in which they dip their children believing it to be a purification for them, like circumcision for others.

واستقاموا على عمود رأيهم، أي: على وجه يعتمدون عليه

And they remained firm on the pillar of their opinion, meaning: on a course they relied upon.

وفعلته عمدا على عين، وعمد عين، أي: بجد ويقين

And I did it deliberately with certainty, and with deliberate certainty, meaning: with seriousness and conviction.

ووادي عمد: بحضرموت

And the valley of ʿAmad: in Hadramawt.

وعمدت السيل تعميدا: سددت جريته بتراب ونحوه حتى يجتمع في موضع

And I dammed the stream with damming: I blocked its flow with earth and the like until it gathered in one place.

واعتمد ليلته: ركب يسري فيها

And he traveled by night: he rode traveling in it.

والمعمد، كمكرم: الطويل، كالعمدان، كجلبان

And 'al-muʿammad', like 'mukram': the tall, like 'al-ʿumdān', like 'jalabān'.

وخباء معمد، كمعظم: منصوب بالعماد

And an erected tent, like 'muʿaẓẓam': set up with a pillar.

ووشي معمد: ضرب منه

And decorated embroidery: a type of it.

وأهل العماد: أهل الأخبية، أو العالية الرفيعة

And the people of 'al-ʿimād': the people of tents, or the high, lofty dwellings.

وغور العماد: ع لبني سليم

And Ghawr al-ʿimād: a valley for Banu Sulaym.

وعماد الشبى: ع بمصر

And ʿImād al-Shubā: a valley in Egypt.

والعمادية: قلعة شمالي الموصل

And al-ʿAmādīyah: a castle north of Mosul.

وعمود غريفة، غريفة: جبل في أرض غني

And ʿAmūd Ghurayfah, Ghurayfah: a mountain in the land of Ghani.

وعمود المحدث: ماء لمحارب

And ʿAmūd al-Muḥaddith: a water source for Muḥārib.

وعمود سوادمة: أطول جبل بالمغرب

And ʿAmūd Sawādimah: the tallest mountain in the Maghreb.

وعمود الحفيرة: ع

And ʿAmūd al-Ḥufayrah: a valley.

وعمود البان، وعمود السفح: جبلان طويلان لا يرقاهما إلا طائر

And ʿAmūd al-Bānn, and ʿAmūd al-Safḥ: two tall mountains that only a bird can ascend.

وعمود الكود: ماء لبني جعفر

And ʿAmūd al-Kūd: a water source for Banu Jaʿfar.