See also: حمض

Arabic

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Root
ح م ص (ḥ m ṣ)
2 terms

Etymology 1

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Compare Akkadian 𒈝𒈬𒌅 (ḫummuṭu, to apply heat, to burn, to scorch, to parch, to roast).

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Verb

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حَمَّصَ (ḥammaṣa) II (non-past يُحَمِّصُ (yuḥammiṣu), verbal noun تَحْمِيص (taḥmīṣ))

  1. to roast (coffee or meat), toast (bread)
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Etymology 2

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The vowel variation points to it being borrowed from Aramaic חִימְצָא (ḥimməṣā) / חוּמְצָא (ḥumməṣā, chickpea). Cognate with Hebrew חִמְצָה (ḥimṣā́), possibly also related to Akkadian 𒋰 (TAB /⁠ḫamāṭu⁠/, to apply heat, to burn, to scorch, to parch, to roast), in the sense of being dehydrated or dried out beans.

Pronunciation

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  • (noun 1) IPA(key): /ħim.misˤ/, /ħim.masˤ/
  • (noun 2) IPA(key): /ħum.musˤ/

Noun

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حِمِّص or حِمَّص (ḥimmiṣ or ḥimmaṣm (collective, singulative حِمِّصَة f (ḥimmiṣa) or حِمَّصَة (ḥimmaṣa))

  1. chickpea
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Noun

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حُمُّص (ḥummuṣm

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ)
  2. hummus
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  • English: hummus
  • Hebrew: חוּמוּס (khumus)
  • Italian: hummus
  • Ottoman Turkish: حمص (hımmıs)
  • Sicilian: ummu
  • Yiddish: כומוס (khumus)

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Etymology 3

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From جُنْد حِمْص, “the military district or legion of Ḥims”, from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), descendant of Aramaic חֲמָת (ḥamāth, fortress, literally frustration, hindrance) + צובָא (ṣōwḇā, near, surrounding, station).

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Proper noun

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حِمْص (ḥimṣf

  1. Homs (a city in Syria).
  2. Homs (a governorate of Syria).
  3. (historical) Seville
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Descendants
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  • Ancient Greek: Χέμψ (Khémps)
  • Ottoman Turkish: حمص (Hıms)

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حمص”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ), حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ).

Noun

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حمص (ḥummuṣ)

  1. (uncountable) hummus
  2. (collective, uncountable) chickpeas

Etymology 2

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Compare Modern Standard Arabic حِمْص (ḥimṣ).

Proper noun

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حمص (ḥumṣ)

  1. Homs (a city in Syria)
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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ).

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حمص (hımmıs)

  1. chickpea
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic حِمْص (ḥimṣ).

Proper noun

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حمص (Hıms, vulg. Hams)

  1. Homs (a city in Syria)
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References

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  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حمص”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[4], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 805
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Humus”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[5], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 359

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic حَمَّص (ḥammaṣ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ħam.masˤ/, [ˈħɑm.mɑsˤ]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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حمّص (ḥammaṣ) II (present بحمّص (biḥammeṣ))

  1. to roast (coffee, seeds etc.)
  2. to toast (bread)
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Conjugation of حمص
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حمّصت (ḥammaṣt) حمّصت (ḥammaṣt) حمّص (ḥammaṣ) حمّصنا (ḥammaṣna) حمّصتو (ḥammaṣtu) حمّصو (ḥammaṣu)
f حمّصتي (ḥammaṣti) حمّصت (ḥammaṣat)
present m بحمّص (baḥammiṣ) بتحمّص (bitḥammiṣ) بحمّص (biḥammiṣ) منحمّص (minḥammiṣ) بتحمّصو (bitḥammṣu) بحمّصو (biḥammṣu)
f بتحمّصي (bitḥammṣi) بتحمّص (bitḥammiṣ)
subjunctive m احمّص (aḥammiṣ) تحمّص (tḥammiṣ) يحمّص (yḥammiṣ) نحمّص (nḥammiṣ) تحمّصو (tḥammṣu) يحمّصو (yḥammṣu)
f تحمّصي (tḥammṣi) تحمّص (tḥammiṣ)
imperative m حمّص (ḥammiṣ) حمّصو (ḥammṣu)
f حمّصي (ḥammṣi)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ) and حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ).

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Noun

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حمّص (ḥummoṣm

  1. (uncountable) chickpeas
    حبة حمّصḥabbet ḥummoṣa chickpea
  2. hummus
    صحن حمّصṣaḥn ḥummoṣa plate of hummus