umayyad









umayyad


noun

  1. Omayyad.

noun, plural O·may·yads, O·may·ya·des [oh-mahyuh-deez] /oʊˈmaɪ əˌdiz/.

  1. a member of the dynasty that ruled at Damascus a.d. 661–750, claiming descent from Omayya, cousin of the grandfather of Muhammad the Prophet.
  2. a member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled in southern Spain, a.d. 756–1031: related to the Damascus dynasty.

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Omayyad

noun plural -yads or -yades (-əˌdiːz) or -ads or -ades (-əˌdiːz)

  1. a caliph of the dynasty ruling (661–750 ad) from its capital at Damascus
  2. an emir (756–929 ad) or caliph (929–1031 ad) of the Omayyad dynasty in Spain

“member of a Muslim dynasty which ruled the Caliphate 661-750 C.E. and in 756 C.E. founded an emirate in Spain,” 1758, from Arabic, from Umayya, proper name of an ancestor of Muhammad from whom the dynasty claimed descent.

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