Appendix:South Levantine Arabic roots/ع م د

South Levantine Arabic

Root

ع م د • (transliteration needed)

1. Related to supporting or propping up

Derived terms

Verbs and verb forms

• Form II: عمّد (ʕammad, “to baptize”)
  • Noun Form: تعميد (taʕmīd, “baptism”)
  • Passive Participle: معمّد (mʕammad, “baptized”)
• Form VIII: اعتمد (iʕtamad, “to depend, rely on”)
  • Verbal Noun: اعتماد (iʕtimād, “reliance, confidence”)

Nouns

• عمود (ʕamūd, “pillar, column”)
• باب العمود (bāb il-ʕamūd, “Damascus Gate”)

Adjectives

• عمودي (ʕamūdi, “vertical”)