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Homsi

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈhɒmsi/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Homs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Emesene

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from, or an inhabitant of, Homs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Emesene

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From North Levantine Arabic حمصي (ḥomṣi). By surface analysis, Homs + -i.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حِمْصِيّ (ḥimṣiyy) — of or pertaining to Homs
  • Czech: homský — of or pertaining to Homs
  • French: homsiote — of or pertaining to Homs
  • German: Homser — of or pertaining to Homs
  • Hungarian: homszi — of or pertaining to Homs
  • Russian: хо́мсский (xómsskij) — of or pertaining to Homs
  • Czech: Homsan — a person from, or an inhabitant of, Homs
  • Czech: Homsanka — a person from, or an inhabitant of, Homs
  • French: Homsiote — a person from, or an inhabitant of, Homs
  • German: Homser — a person from, or an inhabitant of, Homs
  • German: Homserin — a person from, or an inhabitant of, Homs
  • Russian: хо́мсец (xómsec) — a person from, or an inhabitant of, Homs