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emesa

/ˈɛməsə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
eme-sa
IPA
/ˈɛməsə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Homs: a city in Syria.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Emesa, Ἔμεσα, חֲמָת

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɛməsə/
  • British English: /ˈɛmɛsə/

Inflected Forms

Emessa (alternative)

Derived Forms

Emesan

Frequently Paired Words

Emesene Emesenian

Questions

How do you pronounce emesa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛməsə/.
What does emesa mean?
Former name of Homs: a city in Syria.
Where does emesa come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce emesa

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