Emesa

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Emesa

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

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ “Emesa”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  2. ^ “Emesa”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  3. ^ “Emesa”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • Worcester, Joseph E. (1861) An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language‎, Boston: Swan, Brewer & Tileston, page 334

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Emesa f (relational adjective emeský)

  1. Emesa

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Proper noun

Emesa n (proper noun, genitive Emesas or (optionally with an article) Emesa)

  1. Emesa (ancient city in modern Syria; modern Homs)

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Proper noun

Emesa f

  1. Emesa

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Emesa f sg (genitive Emesae); first declension

  1. Emesa

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Emesa
genitive Emesae
dative Emesae
accusative Emesam
ablative Emesā
vocative Emesa
locative Emesae

References

  • Emesa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Emesa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Emesa, from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈmɛ.sa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsa
  • Syllabification: E‧me‧sa

Proper noun

Emesa f

  1. (historical) Emesa

Further reading

  • Emesa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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