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))

1. column, shaft, pillar, pole

Declension

Declension of noun عَمُود (ʕamūd)

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”)

Descendants

• Maltese: għamud
• → Ottoman Turkish: عمود (amud)
  • Turkish: amut