emesa
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 5
/ˈɛmɛsə/
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/ˈɛmɛsə/ · /ˈɛməsə/ · /ˈɛməsə/ (US)
Definition of emesa
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- (historical)Former name of Homs: a city in Syria.
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Etymology
From Latin Emesa, from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”). Doublet of Homs.
Anagrams of emesa
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