hems

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plural of hem

OriginOttoman Turkish حمص ← Arabic حِمْص ← Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ →
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Meanings

hems1

noun
  1. pluralplural of hem
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of hem

Hems2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Hem

Hems3

proper noun
  1. datedDated form of Homs: a city in Syria.

HEMS4

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of helicopter emergency medical service.

Origin

  1. Aramaicחֲמָת“hindrance, frustration, fortress”
  2. Ancient GreekἜμεσᾰ
  3. Arabicحِمْص
  4. Ottoman Turkishحمص
  5. EnglishHems

From Ottoman Turkish حمص (Hıms) and Arabic حِمْص (ḥimṣ), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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