حمص
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حمص¹
- /ħam.ma.sˤa/
Where it comes from
Compare Akkadian 𒈝𒈬𒌅 (ḫummuṭu, “to apply heat, to burn, to scorch, to parch, to roast”).
verb حَمَّصَ · ḥammaṣa · يُحَمِّصُ · تَحْمِيص · مُحَمِّص
- to roast (coffee or meat), toast (bread)
حمص²
- /ħim.misˤ/
- /ħim.masˤ/
- /ħum.musˤ/
Where it comes from
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.
noun حِمِّص · حِمَّص · ḥimmiṣ · ḥimmaṣ · حِمِّصَة · حِمَّصَة
- chickpea
noun حُمُّص · ḥummuṣ · الْحُمُّص · حُمُّصٌ
- alternative form of حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ)
- hummus
Similar: حُمُّص بِطَحِينَة
حمص³
- /ħimsˤ/
Where it comes from
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”).
proper noun حِمْص · ḥimṣ · -
- Homs (a city, the capital of the governorate of Homs, in western Syria)
- Homs (a governorate in western Syria)
- Seville 1267, Abu al-Baqa al-Rundi, Elegy for al-Andalus
Similar: أُمّ الْحِجَار السُّود, حِمْص الأَنْدَلُس
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: حُمُّص بِطَحِينَة
proper noun
Similar: أُمّ الْحِجَار السُّود, حِمْص الأَنْدَلُس
In English
Talk about this word "حمص." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B5. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. حمص. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B5 "حمص." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B5.Cite this
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title = {حمص},
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year = {2026},
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