عِمَاد

EimaAdN * : see EumodapN , in four places: ― -b2- and EamuwdN also, former half, in four places. ― -b3- Also Lofty buildings: (S, O, L, Msb, K:) masc. and fem.: (S, O, L, K:) [being a coll. gen. n.:] one thereof is called EimaAdapN . (S, O, L, Msb, K.) ― -b4- A_iramu *aAtu AlEimaAdi [mentioned in the Kur lxxxix. 6] means Irem possessing lofty buildings supported by columns: or possessing tallness: (L:) or possessing tallness and lofty buildings: (O:) or, accord. to Fr, the possessors of tents; i. e. who dwelt in tents, and were accustomed to remove to places of pasture and then to return to their usual places of abode. (O, L.) ― -b5- Tawiylu AlEimaAdi : see Eumud~aAnN . ― -b6- Also (i. e. Twyl AlEmAd ) (assumed tropical:) A man whose abode is a place known for its visiters. (S, O, L, K.) ― -b7- And fulaAnN rafiyEu AlEimaAdi means (assumed tropical:) [ Such a one is a person of exalted nobility; lit.] such a one has a high pole of the tent of nobility. (A.)