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عُمْدَة
mayor /ˈʕum.da/
nounB1#1813 most common
Also: village headman, mainstay, pillar (figurative support)
Example sentences
هذا هو عُمْدَة القرية.
This is the mayor of the village.
زار العُمْدَة المدرسة اليوم.
The mayor visited the school today.
طلب الفلاحون مساعدة العُمْدَة في حل النزاع.
The farmers asked the mayor for help in solving the dispute.
يُعدّ العُمْدَة المسؤول الأول عن شؤون القرية أمام الحكومة.
The mayor is the chief official responsible for the village's affairs before the government.
كان العُمْدَة عُمْدَةَ العائلة كلها، فإليه يرجع الناس في كل أمر.
The headman was the mainstay of the whole family, and people turned to him in every matter.
ظلّ العُمْدَة، بحكمته ووجاهته، عُمْدَةً يستند إليها أهل البلدة في أزماتهم.
The headman, through his wisdom and standing, remained a pillar on which the townspeople leaned in their crises.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عُمْدَةٌ | عُمَدٌ |
| Genitive | عُمْدَةٍ | عُمَدٍ |
| Accusative | عُمْدَةً | عُمَداً |
| Vocative | يا عُمْدَةُ | يا عُمَدُ |
Word family
عَمُودpillar, column
عِمَادsupport, mainstay; baptism
اِعْتَمَدَto rely on, to depend on
عُمْدِيَّةthe office or post of a mayor/headman
مُعْتَمَدdelegate, accredited agent
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic triliteral root ʕ-m-d, which carries the sense of a supporting pillar or post. From the idea of a structural column came the figurative meaning of a mainstay or chief support. The title for a village headman or mayor grew from this notion of the person who upholds the community.
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