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Emesa

UK/ˈɛmɛsə/US/ˈɛməsə/

Emesa proper noun: former name of Homs: a city in Syria.

Proper noun

Emesa

  1. (historical) Former name of Homs: a city in Syria.

Forms of Emesa

alternative formEmessa

Origin of Emesa

From Latin Emesa, from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”). Doublet of Homs.

Words formed from Emesa

Questions about Emesa

What does Emesa mean?
Emesa means former name of Homs: a city in Syria.
What part of speech is Emesa?
Emesa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Emesa?
Emesa is pronounced /ˈɛmɛsə/ (UK).

Words near Emesa in the dictionary

  1. Emery's rule
  2. emerying
  3. Emeryville
  4. Emerzian
  5. emes
  6. Emesa
  7. Emesal
  8. Emesan
  9. Emesans
  10. Emesene
  11. Emesenes

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