Emesa

See also: emesa

English

Alternative forms

• Emessa

Etymology

From Latin Emesa, from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”). Doublet of Homs.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛmɛsə/, /ˈɛməsə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛməsə/

Proper noun

Emesa

1. (historical) Former name of Homs, a city in Syria.

Derived terms

• Emesan

Related terms

• Emesene
• Emesenian

 

Translations

Ancient Homs in Syria — see also Homs

• Bulgarian: Емеса (Emesa)
• Czech: Emesa
• French: Émèse (fr) f
• German: Emesa n
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἔμεσα (Émesa)

• Hungarian: Emesza
• Latin: Emesa f
• Macedonian: Емеса (Emesa)
• Polish: Emesa (pl) f
• Russian: Эмеса f (Emesa)
• Ukrainian: Емеса (Emesa)

References

• Worcester, Joseph E. (1861) An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language‎^[1], Boston: Swan, Brewer & Tileston, page 334

Anagrams

• Amees, Aseem, Eames, Maese, Mease, Samee, amese, eames, mease

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛmɛsa]

Proper noun

Emesa f (related adjective emeský)

1. Emesa

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Proper noun

Emesa n (proper noun, genitive Emesas or (optionally with an article) Emesa)

1. Emesa (ancient city in modern Syria; modern Homs)

Derived terms

• Emeser

Related terms

• Emesene
• Emesener
• emesenisch

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Proper noun

Emesa f

1. Emesa

Related terms

• emesena
• Emesene
• emeseno
• emeseniana
• emeseniano

Anagrams

• esame

Latin

Alternative forms

• Emesus
• Emisa
• Emissa

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.me.sa/, [ˈɛmɛs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.me.sa/, [ˈɛːmes̬ä]

Proper noun

Emesa f sg (genitive Emesae); first declension

1. Emesa

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Emesa
Genitive	Emesae
Dative	Emesae
Accusative	Emesam
Ablative	Emesā
Vocative	Emesa
Locative	Emesae

Related terms

• emesēnus

References

• Emesa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Emesa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Emesa, from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈmɛ.sa/
• Rhymes: -ɛsa
• Syllabification: E‧me‧sa

Proper noun

Emesa f

1. (historical) Emesa

Related terms

• emeseński

 

Further reading

• Emesa in Polish dictionaries at PWN