Emesa

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English

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Alternative forms

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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.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Emesa

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

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  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[1], Boston: Swan, Brewer & Tileston, page 334

Anagrams

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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Emesa f (related adjective emeský)

  1. Emesa

Declension

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This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

German

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Proper noun

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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)

Derived terms

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Proper noun

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Emesa f

  1. Emesa
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Anagrams

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Emesa f sg (genitive Emesae); first declension

  1. Emesa

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case 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).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Emesa f

  1. (historical) Emesa
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Further reading

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  • Emesa in Polish dictionaries at PWN