s. m, Corruption of the Arabic word Imám. A priest, a leader in religious matters among the Muhammadans, one who leads in prayer (nimaz); patriarch, prelate, chief; a large bead at the head of a rosary (which remains fixed in the hand, is not turned over in counting):—amám báṛá or báṛí, s. m. or f. A kind of temple in which the festival of the Moharum is celebrated, and service held in commemoration of Alí and his sons Hasan & Husain, and where offerings are made to the dead; it is generally a square building with a cupola on the top:—amám jáàá, s. m. Descendant of an amám, commonly used in reference to Hasan and Husain.