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Homs

/hɒms/

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From a variant romanization of North Levantine Arabic حمص (Ḥumṣ), from Arabic حِمْص (ḥimṣ), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”). Doublet of Emesa.

proper noun Hems · Hums

A city, the capital of the governorate of Homs, in western Syria.
Similar: Emesa
A governorate in western Syria.

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name city in Syria — see also Emesa

한국어	홈스 homseu
日本語	ホムス Homusu
中文	霍姆斯 Huòmǔsī
हिन्दी	होम्स homs
Português	Homs
Français	Homs
Deutsch	Homs
Italiano	Homs
Ελληνικά	Χομς Choms
Română	Homs
Русский	Хомс Xoms
العربية	حِمْص ḥimṣ
עברית	חוֹמְס khoms

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@misc{homs_2026,
  title = {Homs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}