Umayyad
[ oo-mahy-ad ]
/ uˈmaɪ æd /
noun
Definition for umayyad (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 umayyad
“Palmyra, Krac des Chevaliers, Afamia, the Umayyad Mosque—I took them everywhere,” he said, speaking to me in English.
Von Kremer, however, traces their origin to the theological controversies of the Umayyad period.
The Development of Metaphysics in Persia |Muhammad IqbalThe Umayyads, with a single exception, were The Umayyad dynasty.
A Literary History of the Arabs |Reynold NicholsonWith his death, however, the decline of the Umayyad dynasty began.
A Literary History of the Arabs |Reynold Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for umayyad (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for umayyad (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