Damaskus
Afrikaans
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch Damascus, from Middle Dutch damascus, from Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic language.
Proper noun
Damaskus
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)
Related terms
- Damaskeens
- Damaskener
- Damasseen
- Damasseens
Danish
Proper noun
Damaskus
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)
German
Etymology
From Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from an ancient Semitic language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daˈmaskʊs/
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Proper noun
Damaskus n (proper noun, genitive Damaskus' or (with an article) Damaskus)
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)
Derived terms
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Damaskus
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)
See also
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Damaskus
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)
See also
Swedish
Proper noun
Damaskus n (genitive Damaskus)
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)