English Explanatory Dictionary

Amida

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient city in Mesopotamia located within modern Diyarbakır, Turkey.
name
  1. Synonym of Amitābha, the most important buddha of the Pure Land sect.

Word forms

Amida

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Amitābha

Derived words

Amidan Amidism
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