Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hums

/hʌmz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
hums
IPA
/hʌmz/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of hum

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hum

name

Alternative form of Homs, a city in Syria.

noun

plural of HUM

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: حمص, حِمْص, Ἔμεσᾰ, חֲמָת

Rhymes With

comes becomes drums sums thumbs mums crumbs gums slums bums plums chums

Questions

How do you pronounce hums?
The recorded pronunciation is /hʌmz/.
What does hums mean?
plural of hum
Where does hums come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce hums

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