Ommiad
[ oh-mahy-ad ]
/ oʊˈmaɪ æd /
noun, plural Om·mi·ads, Om·mi·a·des [oh-mahy-uh-deez] /oʊˈmaɪ əˌdiz/.
Definition for ommiad (2 of 2)
Omayyad
or Om·mi·ad, U·may·yad
[ oh-mahy-ad ]
/ oʊˈmaɪ æd /
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.
Example sentences from the Web for ommiad
A multitude of petty Moorish States disputed with each other the heritage of the Ommiad caliphs.
End of the Ommiad and rise of the Abbasside dynasty of caliphs; all the family of the former, except Abderrahman, put to death.
British Dictionary definitions for ommiad (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for ommiad (2 of 2)
Omayyad
Ommiad
/ (əʊˈmaɪæd) /
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