Umayyad

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adjective

Of or relating to the Umayyad dynasty, which ruled the Umayyad Caliphate from Damascus between 661 and 744 then from Harran until 750, and al-Andalus between 756 and 1031.

Similar
UmawiOmmiadOmayyad
OriginAncient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos ← Proto-Indo-European *wéydos →
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Meanings

adjectiveUmayyad (not comparable)

alternative Ommiad · alternative Ommiade · alternative rare Umayyid

  1. not comparableOf or relating to the Umayyad dynasty, which ruled the Umayyad Caliphate from Damascus between 661 and 744 then from Harran until 750, and al-Andalus between 756 and 1031.

    Synonyms: Umawi

nounUmayyad (plural Umayyads)

plural Umayyads · alternative Ommiad · alternative Ommiade · alternative rare Umayyid

  1. A member of the Umayyad dynasty.

    Synonyms: Umawi

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to the Umayyad dynasty, which ruled the Umayyad Caliphate from Damascus between 661 and 744 then from Harran until 750, and al-Andalus between 756 and 1031.

Similar
Umawi

nounA member of the Umayyad dynasty.

Similar
Umawi

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus

Similar
OmmiadOmayyad
Broader
dynasty
Also see
umawi

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. EnglishUmayya
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  5. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  6. EnglishUmayyad

From Umayya + -id.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic أُمَوِيّ, أُمَوِيّ
  • أُمَوِيّ (ʔumawiyy)of or relating to the Umayyad dynasty
  • أُمَوِيّ (ʔumawiyy)member of the Umayyad dynasty
Bengali উমাইয়া
  • উমাইয়া (umaiẏa)of or relating to the Umayyad dynasty
Catalan omeia
  • omeiaof or relating to the Umayyad dynasty
German umayyadisch, Umayyade
  • umayyadischof or relating to the Umayyad dynasty
  • Umayyademember of the Umayyad dynasty
Hindi उमवी, उमवी
  • उमवी (umavī)of or relating to the Umayyad dynasty
  • उमवी (umavī)member of the Umayyad dynasty
Persian اموی, اموی
  • اموی (omavi)of or relating to the Umayyad dynasty
  • اموی (omavi)member of the Umayyad dynasty
Portuguese omíada
  • omíadaof or relating to the Umayyad dynasty
Russian омейя́дский, Омейя́д
  • омейя́дский (omejjádskij)of or relating to the Umayyad dynasty
  • Омейя́д (Omejjád)member of the Umayyad dynasty
Spanish omeya
  • omeyaof or relating to the Umayyad dynasty
Cite this entry
APA

Umayyad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Umayyad

MLA

“Umayyad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Umayyad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Umayyad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Umayyad.

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