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√ḤMṢ
Homs (the ancient Emesa, city in central Syria) – WehrCowan1976.
▪ Perh. a (re-?) Arabized form of the city’s Lat name, Emesus, from Grk Ἔμεσα Émesa (also Émesos or Hémesa), itself perh. from the name of the nomadic Ar tribe known in Grk as Emesenoi, who inhabited the region prior to Roman influence in the area. The etymology of the tribe’s name remains obscure.
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▪ See above, section CONC.
For other items of the root, cf. ↗ḥammaṣa and ↗ḥimmiṣ as well as, for the overall picture, root entry ↗√ḤMṢ.
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