Amida

See also: amida and Amidá

English

Proper noun

Amida

1. an ancient city in Mesopotamia located where modern Diyarbakır, Turkey now stands

Translations

ancient city in Mesopotamia

• Armenian: Ամիդ (Amid)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἄμιδα (Ámida)

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• Russian: Амида (ru) (Amida)

Anagrams

• Maida, maida

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• amida

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew עֲמִידָה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː.miˈdaː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ami‧da

Proper noun

Amida f

1. (Judaism) the Amidah, the Shmoneh Esreh (Jewish silent prayer said while standing)