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

  1. 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)
  • Damaskeens
  • Damaskener
  • Damasseen
  • Damasseens

Danish

Proper noun

Damaskus

  1. 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)

  1. 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

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Damaskus

  1. 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

  1. 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)

  1. 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)