Etymology

Dimashq

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Today it means: Synonym of 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. Full definition →

Arabic دِمَشْق
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromدِمَشْق
  2. English todayDimashq

From Arabic دِمَشْق (dimašq). Doublet of Damascus.

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