| 释义 |
omdah, omdeh
Also omda.
[ad. Arabic cumdah column, support, trustworthy authority, village-chief, f. root cmd to support.]
The headman of a village in Arab countries.
1907Daily Chron. 20 Aug. 3/7 Village omdehs to be elected by the whole mass of the villagers. 1922Q. Rev. Apr. 428 Omdehs and others who may be tempted to revert to the old ways would do well to reflect. 1924Glasgow Herald 23 Dec. 7 The numerous ‘omdas’, or village headmen, who were dismissed during the Zaghlulist regime. 1926Blackw. Mag. Apr. 409/1, I was reluctantly compelled to accept the hospitality of the Omdah..for lunch. 1928Observer 11 Mar. 19/3 The Omdas—representatives of the central authority in the villages. 1976Times 31 July 10/2, I used to go from village to village, discussing their affairs with the omdas and shaikhs. |