Hama

[ hah-mah, hah-mah ]

noun

1. a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.

Hama

/ ˈhɑːmɑː /

noun

1. a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River: an early Hittite settlement; famous for its huge water wheels, used for irrigation since the Middle Ages. Pop: 439 000 (2005 est) Biblical nameHamath

Example Sentences

The water wheels, or norias of Hama in central Syria are one such way people today are leaning on the past to envision a new future.

From Ozy

The only excuse might be confusing it with Hama, the site of the infamous 1982 massacre.

From The Daily Beast

The Muslim Brotherhood, which led the 1982 Hama revolt and plays a large role in the current insurrection, may emerge dominant.

From The Daily Beast

We have already seen in Homs and Hama, Houla and Tremseh how that can play out.

From The Daily Beast

In sum, I don't believe that we live in a world anymore where a Hama can happen and the Western powers do nothing.

From The Daily Beast

In 1982, Assad pere massacred 20,000 of his own people in Hama.

From The Daily Beast

And Hama never seems to be able to keep hold of them for more then ten minutes before they slip from him again.

From Project Gutenberg

"Then they must be responsible for all that was going on in Leptar, only somehow blaming it on Hama," said Iimmi.

From Project Gutenberg

As far as she is concerned, all her efforts are against the mischief Hama has caused, and truly caused, in Leptar.

From Project Gutenberg

Simultaneously, both she and Snake got the urge to look back at the great diminishing height of Hama behind them.

From Project Gutenberg

We have never aligned ourselves with either Argo or Hama, but rise in the sexless swell of the ocean.

From Project Gutenberg