"Homs" meaning in English

See Homs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /hɒms/
enPR: hŏms Etymology: From a variant romanization of North Levantine Arabic حمص (Ḥumṣ), from Arabic حِمْص (Ḥims), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”). Doublet of Emesa. Etymology templates: {{der|en|apc|حمص|tr=Ḥumṣ}} North Levantine Arabic حمص (Ḥumṣ), {{der|en|ar|حِمْص|tr=Ḥims}} Arabic حِمْص (Ḥims), {{der|en|grc|Ἔμεσᾰ}} Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), {{der|en|arc|חֲמָת||hindrance, frustration, fortress|tr=Ḥamāth}} Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”), {{doublet|en|Emesa}} Doublet of Emesa Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Homs
  1. A city in Syria. Categories (place): Cities in Syria, Places in Syria, Provincial capitals Translations (city in Syria — see also Emesa): Ἔμεσα (Émesa) (Ancient Greek), Χέμψ (Khémps) (Ancient Greek), حِمْص (ḥimṣ) [feminine] (Arabic), حمص (ḥomṣ) [North-Levantine-Arabic] (Arabic), Հոմս (Homs) (Armenian), Hüms (Azerbaijani), হিমস (himoś) (Bengali), Хомс (Homs) [masculine] (Bulgarian), حومس (ḧumis) (Central Kurdish), 霍姆斯 (Huòmǔsī) (Chinese Mandarin), Homs [masculine] (Czech), Homs (Finnish), Homs [masculine] (French), Homs [neuter] (German), חוֹמְס (khoms) [feminine] (Hebrew), होम्स (homs) [masculine] (Hindi), Homsz (Hungarian), حُمْص (homs) (Iranian Persian), Homs (Italian), ホムス (Homusu) (Japanese), 홈스 (homseu) (Korean), Emesa (Latin), Emessa (Latin), Hames (Old French), حمص (hıms) (Ottoman Turkish), Homs [feminine] (Portuguese), Homs (Romanian), Хомс (Xoms) [masculine] (Russian), Ҳимс (english: Hims) (Tajik), ฮอมส์ (hɔɔm) (Thai), Humus (Turkish), Хомс (Xoms) [masculine] (Ukrainian), حُمْص (hums) [masculine] (Urdu), ھىمس (hims) (Uyghur), Hims (Uzbek)
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  2. A governorate of Syria around the city. Categories (place): Governorates of Syria, Places in Syria
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Emesa [historical], Hems, Hums [dated] Derived forms: Homsi
Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 0

Alternative forms

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      "word": "Հոմս"
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      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "Hüms"
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      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "হিমস"
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      "word": "Хомс"
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      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "霍姆斯"
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      "word": "Homs"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "Homs"
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      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Homs"
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      "code": "fro",
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      "word": "Hames"
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      "word": "Χέμψ"
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      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khoms",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "חוֹמְס"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
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      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "Homsz"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "Homs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "Homusu",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "ホムス"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "homseu",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "홈스"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "ḧumis",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "حومس"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "Emesa"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "Emessa"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
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      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "حمص"
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    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "homs",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "حُمْص"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Homs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "Homs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Xoms",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Хомс"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "english": "Hims",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "Ҳимс"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hɔɔm",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "ฮอมส์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "Humus"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Xoms",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Хомс"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "hums",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "حُمْص"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "hims",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "ھىمس"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "city in Syria — see also Emesa",
      "word": "Hims"
    }
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    "Homs"
  ],
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}

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