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Emesa

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Etymology

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

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Emesa

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

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References

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  1. ^ “Emesa”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
  2. ^ “Emesa”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  3. ^ “Emesa”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • Worcester, Joseph E. (1861), An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language‎[1], Boston: Swan, Brewer & Tileston, page 334.

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Czech

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    Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

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    Emesa f (relational adjective emeský)

    1. Emesa

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    German

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    From Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

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

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

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    Italian

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    From Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

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    Emesa f

    1. Emesa
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    Latin

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      Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

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      Emesa f sg (genitive Emesae); first declension

      1. Emesa

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      First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

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

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      • “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

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      Etymology

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

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

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      Emesa f

      1. (historical) Emesa
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      • “Emesa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)
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