English Explanatory Dictionary

hems

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of hem
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hem
name
  1. plural of Hem
name
  1. Dated form of Homs: a city in Syria.
noun
  1. Initialism of helicopter emergency medical service.

Word forms

hems

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حمص (Hıms) and Arabic حِمْص (Ḥims), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”).

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