עמד

See also: ע־מ־ד

Aramaic

Verb

עמד • (transliteration needed)

1. to sink
2. to baptize

Hebrew

FWOTD – 25 February 2018

Etymology

Root
ע־מ־ד (ʿ-m-d)

Cognate with Arabic عَمَدَ (ʕamada).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʕ)amad/

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• Homophone: אָמַד (amád)

Verb

עָמַד • (amád) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. (intransitive, of a person) to stand, to stand up, to be standing (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
   • a. 1921, י״ח ברנר (“Yosef Haim Brenner”), מסביב לנקודה (“Around the point”)

     הוא עמד, הביט והגה, כדרכו תמיד, ומסביב לו – קשקוש־שפתים, טלטול־חפצים, […]

     He stood, looked and pondered [or declared], as his way always, around him – idle chatter of lips, shaking of objects, […]

   • 2002, עברי לידר (“Ivri Lider”), על קו המים (al kav hamáyim, “On the Waterline”)

     על קו המים עומד לו האידיוט הזה

     al kav hamáyim oméd lo haidíot haze

     On the waterline this idiot stands by himself

2. (intransitive, of a structure or vertical object) to stand, to be located
3. (intransitive) to stand still, stop (to cease moving, remain motionless)
4. (intransitive, biblical) to arise, appear (to come into action, being, or notice)
5. (intransitive) to take a stand (against), stand up (to) (to oppose or resist)
6. (intransitive) to endure, persist, persevere (to withstand adverse conditions)
7. (intransitive, biblical) to delay, tarry (to put off until a later time)
8. (only with to-infinitive, modern) to be about to
   • 2008, יוני בלוך (“Yoni Bloch”), הלב שלי עומד להתפוצץ (halév shelí oméd lehitpotséts, “My heart is about to explode”)

     אני מרגיש שהלב שלי עומד להתפוצץ

     aní margísh shehalév shelí oméd lehitpotséts

     I feel like my heart is about to explode

   אני עומד להשתגע. ― aní oméd lehishtagéa ― I'm about to go crazy.

Conjugation

Conjugation of עָמַד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לעמוד / לַעֲמֹד action noun: עֲמִידָה passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	עָמַדְתִּי		עָמַדְנוּ
	second	עָמַדְתָּ	עָמַדְתְּ	עֲמַדְתֶּם1	עֲמַדְתֶּן1
	third	עָמַד	עָמְדָה	עָמְדוּ
present		עוֹמֵד	עוֹמֶדֶת	עוֹמְדִים	עוֹמְדוֹת
future	first	אעמוד / אֶעֱמֹד		נעמוד / נַעֲמֹד
	second	תעמוד / תַּעֲמֹד	תַּעַמְדִי	תַּעַמְדוּ	תעמודנה / תַּעֲמֹדְנָה2
	third	יעמוד / יַעֲמֹד	תעמוד / תַּעֲמֹד	יַעַמְדוּ	תעמודנה / תַּעֲמֹדְנָה2
imperative		עמוד / עֲמֹד	עִמְדִי	עִמְדוּ	עמודנה / עֲמֹדְנָה2
notes		Pronounced עָמַדְתֶּם and עָמַדְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• (to be located): ממוקם / מְמֻקָּם (memukám)

Derived terms

• אֵין דָּבָר הָעוֹמֵד בִּפְנֵי הָרָצוֹן (ein davár haoméd bif'néi haratzón)

Related terms

• העמיד

Anagrams

• מדע