دمشق

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دمشق

/di.maʃq/
[dɪ.maʃɡ] Hijazi
[dɪ.maʃq] Hijazi

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Compare Aramaic דַּרְמֶשֶׂק (darmeśeq), Classical Syriac ܕܿܲܪܡܣܘܼܩ (darmsūq).

proper noun دِمَشْق · dimašq · -

Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE) دِمَشْق القَدِيمَة
Similar: الشَّام

In English

Damascus the capital city of Syria

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"دمشق." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%82. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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دمشق. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%82

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"دمشق." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%82.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {دمشق},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}