Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hems

/hˈɛmz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
hems
IPA
/hˈɛmz/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of hem

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hem

name

plural of Hem

name

Dated form of Homs: a city in Syria.

Dated

noun

Initialism of helicopter emergency medical service.

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: حمص, حِمْص, Ἔμεσᾰ, חֲמָת

Usage

Rhymes With

stems memes gems thames condemns semmes brems

Questions

How do you pronounce hems?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛmz/.
What does hems mean?
plural of hem
Where does hems come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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