عَمَدٌ
1.
: see عَمُودٌ (of which it is a quasi-plural n., as it is also of عِمَادٌ), in four places: and عُمْدَةٌ.
2.
[It is also a verbal noun of عَمَدَ لَهُ, q. v.:
3.
and the verbal noun of عَمِدَ, q. v.:
4.
and hence it signifies] A swelling, with galls, in the back of a camel. (L.)