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حمص

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See also: حمض

Arabic

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Root
ح م ص (ḥ m ṣ)
2 terms

Etymology 1

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Compare Akkadian 𒈝𒈬𒌅 (ḫummuṭu, to apply heat, to burn, to scorch, to parch, to roast).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. to roast (coffee or meat), toast (bread)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of حَمَّصَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَحْمِيص)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
تَحْمِيص
taḥmīṣ
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مُحَمِّص
muḥammiṣ
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مُحَمَّص
muḥammaṣ
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m حَمَّصْتُ
ḥammaṣtu
حَمَّصْتَ
ḥammaṣta
حَمَّصَ
ḥammaṣa
حَمَّصْتُمَا
ḥammaṣtumā
حَمَّصَا
ḥammaṣā
حَمَّصْنَا
ḥammaṣnā
حَمَّصْتُمْ
ḥammaṣtum
حَمَّصُوا
ḥammaṣū
f حَمَّصْتِ
ḥammaṣti
حَمَّصَتْ
ḥammaṣat
حَمَّصَتَا
ḥammaṣatā
حَمَّصْتُنَّ
ḥammaṣtunna
حَمَّصْنَ
ḥammaṣna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُحَمِّصُ
ʔuḥammiṣu
تُحَمِّصُ
tuḥammiṣu
يُحَمِّصُ
yuḥammiṣu
تُحَمِّصَانِ
tuḥammiṣāni
يُحَمِّصَانِ
yuḥammiṣāni
نُحَمِّصُ
nuḥammiṣu
تُحَمِّصُونَ
tuḥammiṣūna
يُحَمِّصُونَ
yuḥammiṣūna
f تُحَمِّصِينَ
tuḥammiṣīna
تُحَمِّصُ
tuḥammiṣu
تُحَمِّصَانِ
tuḥammiṣāni
تُحَمِّصْنَ
tuḥammiṣna
يُحَمِّصْنَ
yuḥammiṣna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُحَمِّصَ
ʔuḥammiṣa
تُحَمِّصَ
tuḥammiṣa
يُحَمِّصَ
yuḥammiṣa
تُحَمِّصَا
tuḥammiṣā
يُحَمِّصَا
yuḥammiṣā
نُحَمِّصَ
nuḥammiṣa
تُحَمِّصُوا
tuḥammiṣū
يُحَمِّصُوا
yuḥammiṣū
f تُحَمِّصِي
tuḥammiṣī
تُحَمِّصَ
tuḥammiṣa
تُحَمِّصَا
tuḥammiṣā
تُحَمِّصْنَ
tuḥammiṣna
يُحَمِّصْنَ
yuḥammiṣna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُحَمِّصْ
ʔuḥammiṣ
تُحَمِّصْ
tuḥammiṣ
يُحَمِّصْ
yuḥammiṣ
تُحَمِّصَا
tuḥammiṣā
يُحَمِّصَا
yuḥammiṣā
نُحَمِّصْ
nuḥammiṣ
تُحَمِّصُوا
tuḥammiṣū
يُحَمِّصُوا
yuḥammiṣū
f تُحَمِّصِي
tuḥammiṣī
تُحَمِّصْ
tuḥammiṣ
تُحَمِّصَا
tuḥammiṣā
تُحَمِّصْنَ
tuḥammiṣna
يُحَمِّصْنَ
yuḥammiṣna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m حَمِّصْ
ḥammiṣ
حَمِّصَا
ḥammiṣā
حَمِّصُوا
ḥammiṣū
f حَمِّصِي
ḥammiṣī
حَمِّصْنَ
ḥammiṣna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m حُمِّصْتُ
ḥummiṣtu
حُمِّصْتَ
ḥummiṣta
حُمِّصَ
ḥummiṣa
حُمِّصْتُمَا
ḥummiṣtumā
حُمِّصَا
ḥummiṣā
حُمِّصْنَا
ḥummiṣnā
حُمِّصْتُمْ
ḥummiṣtum
حُمِّصُوا
ḥummiṣū
f حُمِّصْتِ
ḥummiṣti
حُمِّصَتْ
ḥummiṣat
حُمِّصَتَا
ḥummiṣatā
حُمِّصْتُنَّ
ḥummiṣtunna
حُمِّصْنَ
ḥummiṣna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُحَمَّصُ
ʔuḥammaṣu
تُحَمَّصُ
tuḥammaṣu
يُحَمَّصُ
yuḥammaṣu
تُحَمَّصَانِ
tuḥammaṣāni
يُحَمَّصَانِ
yuḥammaṣāni
نُحَمَّصُ
nuḥammaṣu
تُحَمَّصُونَ
tuḥammaṣūna
يُحَمَّصُونَ
yuḥammaṣūna
f تُحَمَّصِينَ
tuḥammaṣīna
تُحَمَّصُ
tuḥammaṣu
تُحَمَّصَانِ
tuḥammaṣāni
تُحَمَّصْنَ
tuḥammaṣna
يُحَمَّصْنَ
yuḥammaṣna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُحَمَّصَ
ʔuḥammaṣa
تُحَمَّصَ
tuḥammaṣa
يُحَمَّصَ
yuḥammaṣa
تُحَمَّصَا
tuḥammaṣā
يُحَمَّصَا
yuḥammaṣā
نُحَمَّصَ
nuḥammaṣa
تُحَمَّصُوا
tuḥammaṣū
يُحَمَّصُوا
yuḥammaṣū
f تُحَمَّصِي
tuḥammaṣī
تُحَمَّصَ
tuḥammaṣa
تُحَمَّصَا
tuḥammaṣā
تُحَمَّصْنَ
tuḥammaṣna
يُحَمَّصْنَ
yuḥammaṣna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُحَمَّصْ
ʔuḥammaṣ
تُحَمَّصْ
tuḥammaṣ
يُحَمَّصْ
yuḥammaṣ
تُحَمَّصَا
tuḥammaṣā
يُحَمَّصَا
yuḥammaṣā
نُحَمَّصْ
nuḥammaṣ
تُحَمَّصُوا
tuḥammaṣū
يُحَمَّصُوا
yuḥammaṣū
f تُحَمَّصِي
tuḥammaṣī
تُحَمَّصْ
tuḥammaṣ
تُحَمَّصَا
tuḥammaṣā
تُحَمَّصْنَ
tuḥammaṣna
يُحَمَّصْنَ
yuḥammaṣna
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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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

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

Noun

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

  1. chickpea
Declension
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Declension of noun حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ)‎; حِمَّص (ḥimmaṣ)
collective basic collective triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حِمِّص‎; حِمَّص
ḥimmiṣ‎; ḥimmaṣ
الْحِمِّص‎; الْحِمَّص
al-ḥimmiṣ‎; al-ḥimmaṣ
حِمِّص‎; حِمَّص
ḥimmiṣ‎; ḥimmaṣ
nominative حِمِّصٌ‎; حِمَّصٌ
ḥimmiṣun‎; ḥimmaṣun
الْحِمِّصُ‎; الْحِمَّصُ
al-ḥimmiṣu‎; al-ḥimmaṣu
حِمِّصُ‎; حِمَّصُ
ḥimmiṣu‎; ḥimmaṣu
accusative حِمِّصًا‎; حِمَّصًا
ḥimmiṣan‎; ḥimmaṣan
الْحِمِّصَ‎; الْحِمَّصَ
al-ḥimmiṣa‎; al-ḥimmaṣa
حِمِّصَ‎; حِمَّصَ
ḥimmiṣa‎; ḥimmaṣa
genitive حِمِّصٍ‎; حِمَّصٍ
ḥimmiṣin‎; ḥimmaṣin
الْحِمِّصِ‎; الْحِمَّصِ
al-ḥimmiṣi‎; al-ḥimmaṣi
حِمِّصِ‎; حِمَّصِ
ḥimmiṣi‎; ḥimmaṣi
singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal حِمِّصَة‎; حِمَّصَة
ḥimmiṣa‎; ḥimmaṣa
الْحِمِّصَة‎; الْحِمَّصَة
al-ḥimmiṣa‎; al-ḥimmaṣa
حِمِّصَة‎; حِمَّصَة
ḥimmiṣat‎; ḥimmaṣat
nominative حِمِّصَةٌ‎; حِمَّصَةٌ
ḥimmiṣatun‎; ḥimmaṣatun
الْحِمِّصَةُ‎; الْحِمَّصَةُ
al-ḥimmiṣatu‎; al-ḥimmaṣatu
حِمِّصَةُ‎; حِمَّصَةُ
ḥimmiṣatu‎; ḥimmaṣatu
accusative حِمِّصَةً‎; حِمَّصَةً
ḥimmiṣatan‎; ḥimmaṣatan
الْحِمِّصَةَ‎; الْحِمَّصَةَ
al-ḥimmiṣata‎; al-ḥimmaṣata
حِمِّصَةَ‎; حِمَّصَةَ
ḥimmiṣata‎; ḥimmaṣata
genitive حِمِّصَةٍ‎; حِمَّصَةٍ
ḥimmiṣatin‎; ḥimmaṣatin
الْحِمِّصَةِ‎; الْحِمَّصَةِ
al-ḥimmiṣati‎; al-ḥimmaṣati
حِمِّصَةِ‎; حِمَّصَةِ
ḥimmiṣati‎; ḥimmaṣati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal حِمِّصَتَيْن‎; حِمَّصَتَيْن
ḥimmiṣatayn‎; ḥimmaṣatayn
الْحِمِّصَتَيْن‎; الْحِمَّصَتَيْن
al-ḥimmiṣatayn‎; al-ḥimmaṣatayn
حِمِّصَتَيْ‎; حِمَّصَتَيْ
ḥimmiṣatay‎; ḥimmaṣatay
nominative حِمِّصَتَانِ‎; حِمَّصَتَانِ
ḥimmiṣatāni‎; ḥimmaṣatāni
الْحِمِّصَتَانِ‎; الْحِمَّصَتَانِ
al-ḥimmiṣatāni‎; al-ḥimmaṣatāni
حِمِّصَتَا‎; حِمَّصَتَا
ḥimmiṣatā‎; ḥimmaṣatā
accusative حِمِّصَتَيْنِ‎; حِمَّصَتَيْنِ
ḥimmiṣatayni‎; ḥimmaṣatayni
الْحِمِّصَتَيْنِ‎; الْحِمَّصَتَيْنِ
al-ḥimmiṣatayni‎; al-ḥimmaṣatayni
حِمِّصَتَيْ‎; حِمَّصَتَيْ
ḥimmiṣatay‎; ḥimmaṣatay
genitive حِمِّصَتَيْنِ‎; حِمَّصَتَيْنِ
ḥimmiṣatayni‎; ḥimmaṣatayni
الْحِمِّصَتَيْنِ‎; الْحِمَّصَتَيْنِ
al-ḥimmiṣatayni‎; al-ḥimmaṣatayni
حِمِّصَتَيْ‎; حِمَّصَتَيْ
ḥimmiṣatay‎; ḥimmaṣatay
paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
indefinite definite construct
informal حِمِّصَات‎; حِمَّصَات
ḥimmiṣāt‎; ḥimmaṣāt
الْحِمِّصَات‎; الْحِمَّصَات
al-ḥimmiṣāt‎; al-ḥimmaṣāt
حِمِّصَات‎; حِمَّصَات
ḥimmiṣāt‎; ḥimmaṣāt
nominative حِمِّصَاتٌ‎; حِمَّصَاتٌ
ḥimmiṣātun‎; ḥimmaṣātun
الْحِمِّصَاتُ‎; الْحِمَّصَاتُ
al-ḥimmiṣātu‎; al-ḥimmaṣātu
حِمِّصَاتُ‎; حِمَّصَاتُ
ḥimmiṣātu‎; ḥimmaṣātu
accusative حِمِّصَاتٍ‎; حِمَّصَاتٍ
ḥimmiṣātin‎; ḥimmaṣātin
الْحِمِّصَاتِ‎; الْحِمَّصَاتِ
al-ḥimmiṣāti‎; al-ḥimmaṣāti
حِمِّصَاتِ‎; حِمَّصَاتِ
ḥimmiṣāti‎; ḥimmaṣāti
genitive حِمِّصَاتٍ‎; حِمَّصَاتٍ
ḥimmiṣātin‎; ḥimmaṣātin
الْحِمِّصَاتِ‎; الْحِمَّصَاتِ
al-ḥimmiṣāti‎; al-ḥimmaṣāti
حِمِّصَاتِ‎; حِمَّصَاتِ
ḥimmiṣāti‎; ḥimmaṣāti

Noun

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حُمُّص (ḥummuṣm

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ)
  2. hummus
Declension
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Declension of noun حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حُمُّص
ḥummuṣ
الْحُمُّص
al-ḥummuṣ
حُمُّص
ḥummuṣ
nominative حُمُّصٌ
ḥummuṣun
الْحُمُّصُ
al-ḥummuṣu
حُمُّصُ
ḥummuṣu
accusative حُمُّصًا
ḥummuṣan
الْحُمُّصَ
al-ḥummuṣa
حُمُّصَ
ḥummuṣa
genitive حُمُّصٍ
ḥummuṣin
الْحُمُّصِ
al-ḥummuṣi
حُمُّصِ
ḥummuṣi
Synonyms
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Descendants
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  • English: hummus
  • Hebrew: חוּמוּס (khumus)
  • Italian: hummus
  • Ottoman Turkish: حمص (hımmıs)
  • Sicilian: ummu
  • Yiddish: כומוס (khumus)

References

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Etymology 3

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Arabic Wikipedia has an article on:
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From جُنْد حِمْص, “the military district or legion of Ḥims”, from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), descendant of Aramaic חֲמָת (ḥamāth, fortress, literally frustration, hindrance) + צובָא (ṣōwḇā, near, surrounding, station).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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حِمْص (ḥimṣf

  1. Homs (a city in Syria).
  2. Homs (a governorate of Syria).
  3. (historical) Seville
Declension
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Declension of noun حِمْص (ḥimṣ)
singular basic singular diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حِمْص
ḥimṣ
nominative حِمْصُ
ḥimṣu
accusative حِمْصَ
ḥimṣa
genitive حِمْصَ
ḥimṣa
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Ancient Greek: Χέμψ (Khémps)
  • Ottoman Turkish: حمص (Hıms)

References

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  • 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

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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حمص (ḥummuṣ)

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

Etymology 2

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Compare Modern Standard Arabic حِمْص (ḥimṣ).

Proper noun

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حمص (ḥumṣ)

  1. Homs (a city in Syria)
Descendants
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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ).

Noun

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حمص (hımmıs)

  1. chickpea
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Descendants
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References

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic حِمْص (ḥimṣ).

Proper noun

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حمص (Hıms, vulg. Hams)

  1. Homs (a city in Syria)
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References

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  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حمص”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[4], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 805
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Humus”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[5], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 359

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic حَمَّص (ḥammaṣ).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. to roast (coffee, seeds etc.)
  2. to toast (bread)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of حمص
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 (baḥammiṣ) بتحمّص (bitḥammiṣ) بحمّص (biḥammiṣ) منحمّص (minḥammiṣ) بتحمّصو (bitḥammṣu) بحمّصو (biḥammṣu)
f بتحمّصي (bitḥammṣi) بتحمّص (bitḥammiṣ)
subjunctive m احمّص (aḥammiṣ) تحمّص (tḥammiṣ) يحمّص (yḥammiṣ) نحمّص (nḥammiṣ) تحمّصو (tḥammṣu) يحمّصو (yḥammṣu)
f تحمّصي (tḥammṣi) تحمّص (tḥammiṣ)
imperative m حمّص (ḥammiṣ) حمّصو (ḥammṣu)
f حمّصي (ḥammṣi)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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حمّص (ḥummoṣm

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