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adj
Of or relating to the Umayyad dynasty, which ruled the Umayyad Caliphate from Damascus between 661 and 744 then from Harran until 750, and al-Andalus between 756 and 1031.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: Umawi
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A member of the Umayyad dynasty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Umawi
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Ommiad, Omayyad
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dynasty
History
Etymology tree English Umayya Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English -id English Umayyad From Umayya + -id.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
