Omayyad

or Om·mi·ad

[ oh-mahy-ad ]

noun

, plural O·may·yads, O·may·ya·des [oh-, mahy, -, uh, -deez].

1. 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.
2. a member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled in southern Spain, a.d. 756–1031: related to the Damascus dynasty.

Omayyad

/ əʊˈmaɪæd /

noun

1. a caliph of the dynasty ruling (661–750 ad ) from its capital at Damascus
2. an emir (756–929 ad ) or caliph (929–1031 ad ) of the Omayyad dynasty in Spain

Example Sentences

The constructive genius in this was Moawiya, the first Omayyad caliph.

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By a trick ‛Ali was deposed , and the Omayyad dynasty was established with its capital at Damascus.

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From this point onward the glory of the Omayyad line decays.

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For a time, after the death of Ali, the Omayyad family was in the ascendant, and for nearly a century they gave rulers to Islam.

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In 749 they accomplished a carefully prepared revolution, and the last of the Omayyad Caliphs was hunted down and slain in Egypt.

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