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Hems

name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Hem form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Dated form of Homs: a city in Syria. alt-of, dated
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of hem form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Initialism of helicopter emergency medical service. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of hem form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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”).

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