Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city, the capital of the governorate of Homs, in western Syria.
Origin
- Aramaicחֲמָת“hindrance, frustration, fortress”
- Ancient GreekἜμεσᾰ
- Arabicحِمْص
- North Levantine Arabicحمص
- EnglishHoms
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.
More words from North Levantine Arabic, Arabic, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα, Χέμψ
- Ἔμεσα (Émesa)city in Syria — see also Emesa
- Χέμψ (Khémps)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Arabic حِمْص
- حِمْص (ḥimṣ)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Bengali হিমস
- হিমস (himoś)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Bulgarian Хомс
- Хомс (Homs)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Chinese Mandarin 霍姆斯
- 霍姆斯 (Huòmǔsī)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Czech Homs
- Homscity in Syria — see also Emesa
Finnish Homs
- Homscity in Syria — see also Emesa
French Homs
- Homscity in Syria — see also Emesa
German Homs
- Homscity in Syria — see also Emesa
Greek Χομς
- Χομς (Choms)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Hebrew חוֹמְס
- חוֹמְס (khoms)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Hindi होम्स
- होम्स (homs)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Hungarian Homsz
- Homszcity in Syria — see also Emesa
Italian Homs
- Homscity in Syria — see also Emesa
Japanese ホムス
- ホムス (Homusu)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Korean 홈스
- 홈스 (homseu)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Latin Emesa, Emessa
- Emesacity in Syria — see also Emesa
- Emessacity in Syria — see also Emesa
Portuguese Homs
- Homscity in Syria — see also Emesa
Romanian Homs
- Homscity in Syria — see also Emesa
Russian Хомс
- Хомс (Xoms)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Thai ฮอมส์
- ฮอมส์ (hɔɔm)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Turkish Humus
- Humuscity in Syria — see also Emesa
Ukrainian Хомс
- Хомс (Xoms)city in Syria — see also Emesa
Urdu حُمْص
- حُمْص (hums)city in Syria — see also Emesa
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Cite this entry
Homs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Homs
“Homs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Homs. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Homs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Homs.
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