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Etymology of Hems

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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Source etymology 2

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name

Dated form of Homs: a city in Syria.

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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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