عمود
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ع م د (ʕ m d). Compare Aramaic עַמּוּדָא (ʿammūḏā, “column”), Hebrew עַמּוּד (`amúd, “column”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕa.muːd/
Noun
عَمُود • (ʕamūd) m (plural أَعْمِدَة (ʔaʕmida) or عُمُد (ʕumud) or عَمَد (ʕamad))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عَمُود ʕamūd |
الْعَمُود al-ʕamūd |
عَمُود ʕamūd |
| nominative | عَمُودٌ ʕamūdun |
الْعَمُودُ al-ʕamūdu |
عَمُودُ ʕamūdu |
| accusative | عَمُودًا ʕamūdan |
الْعَمُودَ al-ʕamūda |
عَمُودَ ʕamūda |
| genitive | عَمُودٍ ʕamūdin |
الْعَمُودِ al-ʕamūdi |
عَمُودِ ʕamūdi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | عَمُودَيْن ʕamūdayn |
الْعَمُودَيْن al-ʕamūdayn |
عَمُودَيْ ʕamūday |
| nominative | عَمُودَانِ ʕamūdāni |
الْعَمُودَانِ al-ʕamūdāni |
عَمُودَا ʕamūdā |
| accusative | عَمُودَيْنِ ʕamūdayni |
الْعَمُودَيْنِ al-ʕamūdayni |
عَمُودَيْ ʕamūday |
| genitive | عَمُودَيْنِ ʕamūdayni |
الْعَمُودَيْنِ al-ʕamūdayni |
عَمُودَيْ ʕamūday |
| plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَعْمِدَة; عُمُد ʔaʕmida; ʕumud |
الْأَعْمِدَة; الْعُمُد al-ʔaʕmida; al-ʕumud |
أَعْمِدَة; عُمُد ʔaʕmidat; ʕumud |
| nominative | أَعْمِدَةٌ; عُمُدٌ ʔaʕmidatun; ʕumudun |
الْأَعْمِدَةُ; الْعُمُدُ al-ʔaʕmidatu; al-ʕumudu |
أَعْمِدَةُ; عُمُدُ ʔaʕmidatu; ʕumudu |
| accusative | أَعْمِدَةً; عُمُدًا ʔaʕmidatan; ʕumudan |
الْأَعْمِدَةَ; الْعُمُدَ al-ʔaʕmidata; al-ʕumuda |
أَعْمِدَةَ; عُمُدَ ʔaʕmidata; ʕumuda |
| genitive | أَعْمِدَةٍ; عُمُدٍ ʔaʕmidatin; ʕumudin |
الْأَعْمِدَةِ; الْعُمُدِ al-ʔaʕmidati; al-ʕumudi |
أَعْمِدَةِ; عُمُدِ ʔaʕmidati; ʕumudi |
Derived terms
- عَمُود البَرِيد (ʕamūd al-barīd, “telegraph pole”)
- عَمُود التَّهْوِيَة (ʕamūd at-tahwiya, “ventilation shaft, air shaft”)
- عَمُود الحَدَبَات (ʕamūd al-ḥadabāt, “camshaft”)
- عَمُود الدَّوَرَان (ʕamūd ad-dawarān, “driveshaft”)
- عَمُود الرَّقْص (ʕamūd ar-raqṣ, “dancing pole, maypole”)
- عَمُود السُّلَّم (ʕamūd as-sullam, “stairwell”)
- عَمُود الْمِرْفَق (ʕamūd al-mirfaq, “crankshaft”)
- عَمُود الْمِصْبَاح (ʕamūd al-miṣbāḥ, “lamppost”)
- عَمُود رَمْز (ʕamūd ramz, “totem pole”)
- عَمُود شَوْكِيّ (ʕamūd šawkiyy, “vertebral column”)
- عَمُود فِقْرِيّ (ʕamūd fiqriyy, “vertebral column”)
- عَمُود نَاقِل الْحَرَكَة (ʕamūd nāqil al-ḥaraka, “rotor”)