Ommiad

[oh-mahy-ad]

noun, plural Om·mi·ads, Om·mi·a·des [oh-mahy-uh-deez] /oʊˈmaɪ əˌdiz/.

Omayyad

or Om·mi·ad, U·may·yad

[oh-mahy-ad]

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.

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Historical Examples of ommiad

End of the Ommiad and rise of the Abbasside dynasty of caliphs; all the family of the former, except Abderrahman, put to death.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4
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A multitude of petty Moorish States disputed with each other the heritage of the Ommiad caliphs.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 9
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British Dictionary definitions for ommiad

Ommiad

noun plural -ads or -ades (-əˌdiːz)

a variant spelling of Omayyad

Omayyad

Ommiad

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

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