Homs

1. A city in Syria.
2. A governorate of Syria around the city.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɒms/

Etymology

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

Translations

Homs

Homs

Homs

حمص

Homs

Emesa

Homs

Hims

Homs

Humus

حِمْص

Homs

Χομς