Amida

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proper noun

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

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Amitābha
OriginLatin Amida ← Ancient Greek Ἄμιδα →
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Meanings

Amida1

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

Amida2

proper noun
  1. BuddhismSynonym of Amitābha, the most important buddha of the Pure Land sect.

    Synonyms: Amitābha

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Amitābha, the most important buddha of the Pure Land sect.

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Amitābha
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amitābha

Origin

Amida · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekἌμιδα
  2. LatinAmida
  3. EnglishAmida

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

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Amida · proper noun

  1. Japanese阿弥陀
  2. EnglishAmida

A borrowing of Japanese 阿弥陀 (Amida), q.v.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἄμιδα
  • Ἄμιδα (Ámida)ancient city in Mesopotamia
Arabic آمِد
  • آمِد (ʔāmid)ancient city in Mesopotamia
Latin Amida
  • Amidaancient city in Mesopotamia
Persian آمد
  • آمد (âmed)ancient city in Mesopotamia
Russian Амида
  • Амидаancient city in Mesopotamia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

maidaAmadiMadiaDamia
Cite this entry
APA

Amida. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amida

MLA

“Amida.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amida. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amida,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amida.

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