Emesa

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Emesa

/ˈɛmɛsə/ UK
/ˈɛməsə/ UK
/ˈɛməsə/ US

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Emessa

historical Former name of Homs: a city in Syria.

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name Homs, Syria — see also Homs

Français	Émèse
Deutsch	Emesa
Русский	Эмеса Emesa

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"Emesa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emesa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Emesa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emesa

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"Emesa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emesa.

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@misc{emesa_2026,
  title = {Emesa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emesa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}