Omayyad

American  

[oh-mahy-ad] / oʊˈmaɪ æd /

Also Umayyad or Ommiad

noun

plural

Omayyads, Omayyades

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.

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Omayyad British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

Under the Omayyad caliphs, Moorish Spain became the strongest, richest nation in Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only those at Mount Sinai escaped, since the monastery had fallen under Omayyad rule.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Omayyad caliph Walīd is said to have tested him, the result being that he recited 2900 qasīdas of pre-Islamic date and Walīd gave him 100,000 dirhems.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

He was thus connected with the Omayyad rulers in Spain, and seems to have kept up a correspondence with them and to have sent them some of his works.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Notwithstanding his activity and his devotion to the management of affairs, the Moslem power declined rather than advanced, and signs of the decay of the Omayyad dynasty began to show themselves.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various