Homs

English

Alternative forms

• Hems, Hums (dated)

Etymology

From a variant romanization of North Levantine Arabic حمص (Ḥumṣ), from Arabic حِمْص (Ḥims), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesa), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”). Doublet of Emesa.

Pronunciation

• enPR: hŏms, IPA^(key): /hɒms/

Proper noun

Homs

1. A city in Syria.
2. A governorate of Syria around the city.

Synonyms

• Emesa (historical)

Derived terms

• Homsi

Translations

city in Syria — see also Emesa

• Arabic: حِمْص (ḥimṣ)

  North Levantine Arabic: حمص (ḥomṣ)

• Armenian: Հոմս (Homs)
• Azerbaijani: Hüms (az)
• Bulgarian: Хомс (Homs)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 霍姆斯 (zh) (Huòmǔsī)

• Czech: Homs
• Finnish: Homs
• French: Homs (fr)

  Old French: Hames

• German: Homs (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἔμεσα (Émesa), Χέμψ (Khémps)

• Hebrew: חוֹמְס (khoms)
• Hindi: होम्स (homs)
• Hungarian: Homsz (hu)
• Italian: Homs
• Japanese: ホムス (Homusu)
• Korean: 홈스 (homseu)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: حومس (ḧumis)

• Latin: Emesa, Emessa
• Ottoman Turkish: حمص (Hıms)
• Persian: حُمص (hums)
• Portuguese: Homs f
• Romanian: Homs
• Russian: Хомс (ru) m (Xoms)
• Thai: ฮอมส์ (hɔɔm)
• Turkish: Humus
• Ukrainian: Хомс (Xoms)
• Uyghur: ھىمس (hims)

Anagrams

• H.M.S.O., HMOs, OHMS, mhos, mosh, ohms

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦoms]

Proper noun

Homs m inan (related adjective homský, demonym Homsan, female demonym Homsanka)

1. Homs (a city in Syria)

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔms/

Proper noun

Homs ?

1. Homs (a city in Syria)

Derived terms

• homsiote
• Homsiote

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɔms]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Homs n (proper noun, genitive Homs' or (with an article) Homs)

1. Homs (a city in Syria)

Derived terms

• Homser
• Homserin

Portuguese

Proper noun

Homs f

1. Homs (a city in Syria)