"Amida" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Amida, from Ancient Greek Ἄμιδα (Ámida), apparently from an Aramaic form with emphatic state ending equivalent to Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܕ (ʾamīḏ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Amida}} Latin Amida, {{der|en|grc|Ἄμιδα}} Ancient Greek Ἄμιδα (Ámida), {{der|en|arc|-}} Aramaic, {{cog|syc|ܐܡܕ|ܐܡܝܕ|tr=ʾamīḏ}} Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܕ (ʾamīḏ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Amida
  1. An ancient city in Mesopotamia located within modern Diyarbakır, Turkey. Derived forms: Amidan Translations (ancient city in Mesopotamia): Ἄμιδα (Ámida) (Ancient Greek), آمِد (ʔāmid) [feminine] (Arabic), Ամիդ (english: Amid) (Armenian), Amida (Latin), आमिदा (āmidā) [neuter] (Marathi), Amîda [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), Amed [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), آمد (âmed) (Persian), Амида (english: Amida) (Russian)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: A borrowing of Japanese 阿弥陀 (Amida), q.v. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|阿弥陀}} Japanese 阿弥陀 Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Amida
  1. (Buddhism) Synonym of Amitābha, the most important buddha of the Pure Land sect. Categories (topical): Buddhism Synonyms: Amitābha [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: Amidism
    Sense id: en-Amida-en-name-GYawSuMC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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