UMAYYAD


Meaning of UMAYYAD in English

Pronunciation: ü- ' m ī - ə d

Function: noun

Usage: often attrib

Etymology: Arabic ( ban ū ) umayya, Meccan kin group to which the Umayyad caliphs belonged

Date: 1758

: a member of a dynasty of caliphs based in Damascus that ruled from A.D. 661 to 750

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