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amida

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
ami-da
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city in Mesopotamia located within modern Diyarbakır, Turkey.

name

Synonym of Amitābha, the most important buddha of the Pure Land sect.

Etymology

From Latin Amida, from Ancient Greek Ἄμιδα (Ámida), apparently from an Aramaic form with emphatic state ending equivalent to Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܕ (ʾamīḏ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Amida, Ἄμιδα, -, 阿弥陀

Derived Forms

Amidan Amidism

Synonyms

Amitābha

Questions

What does amida mean?
An ancient city in Mesopotamia located within modern Diyarbakır, Turkey.
Where does amida come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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