ዐምድ

Ge'ez

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew עַמּוּד, Classical Syriac ܥܰܡܽܘܕܳܐ, Arabic عَمُود (ʕamūd).

Noun

ዐምድ • (ʿämd) m or f (plural አዕማድ)

1. column supporting member in a structure
2. stylite
3. obelisk, pillar
4. (nautical) mast
5. stele, statue
6. scapus, pole of a candlestick
7. a column of text

Related terms

• ዐመደ (ʿämädä)
• ዐምዳዊ (ʿämdawi)
• ምዕማድ (məʿmad)

References

• Dillmann, August (1865) “ዐምድ”, in Lexicon linguae aethiopicae cum indice latino (in Latin), Leipzig: T. O. Weigel