Hems

See also: hems

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Hems

  1. plural of Hem

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish حمص (Hıms) and Arabic حِمْص (Ḥims), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”).

Proper noun

Hems

  1. Dated form of Homs: a city in Syria.

Anagrams

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