Pronunciation | Arabic:
[ʕɪˈmaːd, ʕeˈmæːd] (among others) Persian: [ʔeˈmɒːd] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | 'Support', 'Pillar' [1] |
Region of origin | Arabia |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Imaad, Emad, Emaad, Imed, Aimad |
Imad (also transliterated as Emad, Imed and Aimad Arabic: عماد) is an Arabic masculine given name and surname and means "support" or "pillar".
The Imad family is named for al-Amadiyyah, near Mosul in northern Iraq and, like the Jumblatt family, is thought to be of Kurdish origin. [2]
Some unconfirmed sources allege that the roots of Family Imad ancestors are associated with those of Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087; † 1146), who was in turn the Atabeg of Mosul from 1127 to his death in 1146.
Imad as a family name also indicates descent from the originally Druze feudal family Al-Imad in the Chouf region of Mount Lebanon.
Pronunciation | Arabic:
[ʕɪˈmaːd, ʕeˈmæːd] (among others) Persian: [ʔeˈmɒːd] |
---|---|
Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | 'Support', 'Pillar' [1] |
Region of origin | Arabia |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Imaad, Emad, Emaad, Imed, Aimad |
Imad (also transliterated as Emad, Imed and Aimad Arabic: عماد) is an Arabic masculine given name and surname and means "support" or "pillar".
The Imad family is named for al-Amadiyyah, near Mosul in northern Iraq and, like the Jumblatt family, is thought to be of Kurdish origin. [2]
Some unconfirmed sources allege that the roots of Family Imad ancestors are associated with those of Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087; † 1146), who was in turn the Atabeg of Mosul from 1127 to his death in 1146.
Imad as a family name also indicates descent from the originally Druze feudal family Al-Imad in the Chouf region of Mount Lebanon.