Homs

• Hems, Hums (dated)

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

• enPR: hŏms, IPA^(key): /hɒms/

Homs

2. A city, the capital of the governorate of Homs, in western Syria.
4. A governorate in western Syria.

• Emesa (historical)

• Homsi

• H.M.S.O., HMOs, OHMS, mhos, mosh, ohms

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦoms]

Homs m inan (relational adjective homský, demonym Homsan, female demonym Homsanka)

1. Homs (a city, the capital of the governorate of Homs, in western Syria)
2. Homs (a governorate in western Syria)

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• IPA^(key): /ɔms/

Homs ?

1. Homs (a city, the capital of the governorate of Homs, in western Syria)
2. Homs (a governorate in western Syria)

• homsiote
• Homsiote

• IPA^(key): [hɔms]

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Homs n (proper noun, genitive Homs' or (with an article) Homs)

1. Homs (a city, the capital of the governorate of Homs, in western Syria)
2. Homs (a governorate in western Syria)

• Homser
• Homserin

Homs f

1. Homs (a city, the capital of the governorate of Homs, in western Syria)
2. Homs (a governorate in western Syria)