Hums
English
editEtymology
editFrom North Levantine Arabic حمص (Ḥumṣ), variant of Arabic حِمْص (Ḥims), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesa), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”).
Proper noun
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