حمص

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See also: حمض

Arabic

Root
ح م ص (ḥ m ṣ)
2 terms

Etymology 1

Compare Akkadian 𒋰 (TAB /⁠ḫamāṭu⁠/, to apply heat, to burn, to scorch, to parch, to roast).

Pronunciation

Verb

حَمَّصَ (ḥammaṣa) II (non-past يُحَمِّصُ (yuḥammiṣu), verbal noun تَحْمِيص (taḥmīṣ))

  1. to roast (coffee or meat), toast (bread)
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

The vowel variation points to it being borrowed from Aramaic חִימְצָא (ḥimməṣā) / חוּמְצָא (ḥumməṣā, chickpea). Cognate with Hebrew חִמְצָה (ḥimṣā́), possibly also related to Akkadian 𒋰 (TAB /⁠ḫamāṭu⁠/, to apply heat, to burn, to scorch, to parch, to roast), in the sense of being dehydrated or dried out beans.

Pronunciation

  • (noun 1) IPA(key): /ħim.misˤ/, /ħim.masˤ/
  • (noun 2) IPA(key): /ħum.musˤ/

Noun

حِمِّص or حِمَّص (ḥimmiṣ or ḥimmaṣm (collective, singulative حِمِّصَة f (ḥimmiṣa) or حِمَّصَة (ḥimmaṣa))

  1. chickpea
Declension

Noun

حُمُّص (ḥummuṣm

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ)
  2. hummus
Declension
Synonyms
Descendants
  • English: hummus
  • Hebrew: חוּמוּס (khumus)
  • Italian: hummus
  • Ottoman Turkish: حمص (hımmıs)
  • Sicilian: ummu
  • Yiddish: כומוס (khumus)

References

Etymology 3

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From جُنْد حِمْص, “the military district or legion of Ḥims”, from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesa), descendant of Aramaic חֲמָת (ḥamāth, fortress, literally frustration, hindrance) + צובָא (ṣōwḇā, near, surrounding, station).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

حِمْص (ḥimṣf

  1. Homs (a city in Syria).
  2. Homs (a governorate of Syria).
  3. (historical) Seville
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Ancient Greek: Χέμψ (Khémps)
  • Ottoman Turkish: حمص (Hıms)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حمص”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ), حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ).

Noun

حمص (ḥummuṣ)

  1. (uncountable) hummus
  2. (collective, uncountable) chickpeas

Etymology 2

Compare Modern Standard Arabic حِمْص (ḥimṣ).

Proper noun

حمص (ḥumṣ)

  1. Homs (a city in Syria)
Descendants

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ).

Noun

حمص (hımmıs)

  1. chickpea
Descendants

References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حِمْص (ḥimṣ).

Proper noun

حمص (Hıms, vulg. Hams)

  1. Homs (a city in Syria)

References

  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حمص”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 805
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Humus”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 359

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح م ص
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَمَّص (ḥammaṣ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħam.masˤ/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

حمّص (ḥammaṣ) II (present بحمّص (biḥammeṣ))

  1. to roast (coffee, seeds etc.)
  2. to toast (bread)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of حمّص (ḥammaṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حمّصت (ḥammaṣt) حمّصت (ḥammaṣt) حمّص (ḥammaṣ) حمّصنا (ḥammaṣna) حمّصتو (ḥammaṣtu) حمّصو (ḥammaṣu)
f حمّصتي (ḥammaṣti) حمّصت (ḥammaṣat)
present m بحمّص (baḥammeṣ) بتحمّص (bitḥammeṣ) بحمّص (biḥammeṣ) منحمّص (minḥammeṣ) بتحمّصو (bitḥammṣu) بحمّصو (biḥammṣu)
f بتحمّصي (bitḥammṣi) بتحمّص (bitḥammeṣ)
subjunctive m احمّص (aḥammeṣ) تحمّص (tḥammeṣ) يحمّص (yḥammeṣ) نحمّص (nḥammeṣ) تحمّصو (tḥammṣu) يحمّصو (yḥammṣu)
f تحمّصي (tḥammṣi) تحمّص (tḥammeṣ)
imperative m حمّص (ḥammeṣ) حمّصو (ḥammṣu)
f حمّصي (ḥammṣi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ) and حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ).

Pronunciation

Noun

حمّص (ḥummoṣm

  1. (uncountable) chickpeas
    حبة حمّصḥabbet ḥummoṣa chickpea
  2. hummus
    صحن حمّصṣaḥn ḥummoṣa plate of hummus