OMAYYAD (omayyades)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: omayyades   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Omayyad mean? 

• OMAYYAD (noun)
  The noun OMAYYAD has 1 sense:

1. the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus

  Familiarity information: OMAYYAD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OMAYYAD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Omayyad; Ommiad; Umayyad

Hypernyms ("Omayyad" is a kind of...):

dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)