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Imad

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Imad
PronunciationArabic: [ʕɪˈmaːd, ʕeˈmæːd] (among others)
Persian: [ʔeˈmɒːd]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Meaning'Support', 'Pillar'[1]
Region of originArabia
Other names
Alternative spellingImaad, Emad, Emaad, Imed, Aimad

Imad (also transliterated as Emad, Imed and Aimad Arabic: عماد) is an Arabic masculine given name and surname and means "support" or "pillar".

Given name

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Imed

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Surname

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  • Mitra Emad, American anthropologist
  • Parvis Emad (1935-2023), American philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at DePaul University

Family origin

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The Imad family is named for al-Amadiyyah, near Mosul in northern Iraq and, like the Jumblatt family, is thought to be of Kurdish origin.[2]

Some unconfirmed sources allege that the roots of Family Imad ancestors are associated with those of Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087; † 1146), who was in turn the Atabeg of Mosul from 1127 to his death in 1146.

Imad as a family name also indicates descent from the originally Druze feudal family Al-Imad in the Chouf region of Mount Lebanon.

References

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  1. ^ "Imad - Islamic Name Meaning - Baby Names for Muslims".
  2. ^ Origins of the Druze People and Religion, by Philip K. Hitti, 1924