عماد

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕi.maːd/

Noun

عِمَاد • (ʕimād) m (plural عَمَد (ʕamad) or عُمُد (ʕumud))

1. (Christianity) baptism
2. column, pillar
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 89:6-7:

     أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ

     ʔalam tara kayfa faʕala rabbuka biʕādin ʔirama ḏāti l-ʕimādi

     Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ʿAad - [With] Iram - who had lofty pillars, […]

Declension

Declension of noun عِمَاد (ʕimād)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِمَاد ʕimād	الْعِمَاد al-ʕimād	عِمَاد ʕimād
Nominative	عِمَادٌ ʕimādun	الْعِمَادُ al-ʕimādu	عِمَادُ ʕimādu
Accusative	عِمَادًا ʕimādan	الْعِمَادَ al-ʕimāda	عِمَادَ ʕimāda
Genitive	عِمَادٍ ʕimādin	الْعِمَادِ al-ʕimādi	عِمَادِ ʕimādi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِمَادَيْن ʕimādayn	الْعِمَادَيْن al-ʕimādayn	عِمَادَيْ ʕimāday
Nominative	عِمَادَانِ ʕimādāni	الْعِمَادَانِ al-ʕimādāni	عِمَادَا ʕimādā
Accusative	عِمَادَيْنِ ʕimādayni	الْعِمَادَيْنِ al-ʕimādayni	عِمَادَيْ ʕimāday
Genitive	عِمَادَيْنِ ʕimādayni	الْعِمَادَيْنِ al-ʕimādayni	عِمَادَيْ ʕimāday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَمَد‎; عُمُد ʕamad‎; ʕumud	الْعَمَد‎; الْعُمُد al-ʕamad‎; al-ʕumud	عَمَد‎; عُمُد ʕamad‎; ʕumud
Nominative	عَمَدٌ‎; عُمُدٌ ʕamadun‎; ʕumudun	الْعَمَدُ‎; الْعُمُدُ al-ʕamadu‎; al-ʕumudu	عَمَدُ‎; عُمُدُ ʕamadu‎; ʕumudu
Accusative	عَمَدًا‎; عُمُدًا ʕamadan‎; ʕumudan	الْعَمَدَ‎; الْعُمُدَ al-ʕamada‎; al-ʕumuda	عَمَدَ‎; عُمُدَ ʕamada‎; ʕumuda
Genitive	عَمَدٍ‎; عُمُدٍ ʕamadin‎; ʕumudin	الْعَمَدِ‎; الْعُمُدِ al-ʕamadi‎; al-ʕumudi	عَمَدِ‎; عُمُدِ ʕamadi‎; ʕumudi

Proper noun

عِمَاد • (ʕimād) m

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of noun عِمَاد (ʕimād)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	عِمَاد ʕimād	—
Nominative	—	عِمَادُ ʕimādu	—
Accusative	—	عِمَادَ ʕimāda	—
Genitive	—	عِمَادَ ʕimāda	—