noun
- Omayyad.
noun, plural O·may·yads, O·may·ya·des [oh-mahy–uh-deez] /oʊˈmaɪ əˌdiz/.
- 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.
- a member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled in southern Spain, a.d. 756–1031: related to the Damascus dynasty.
noun
- a variant spelling of Omayyad
noun plural -yads or -yades (-əˌdiːz) or -ads or -ades (-əˌdiːz)
- a caliph of the dynasty ruling (661–750 ad) from its capital at Damascus
- 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.