hums

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of hum
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hum
name
  1. Alternative form of Homs, a city in Syria.
noun
  1. plural of HUM

Pronunciation

/hʌmz/

Word forms

hums

Etymology

From North Levantine Arabic حمص (Ḥumṣ), variant of 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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