Umayyad is an English word with synonyms like dynasty. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Umayyad meaning
Of or relating to the Umayyad dynasty, which ruled the Umayyad Caliphate from Damascus between 661 and 744 then from Harran until 750, and al-Andalus between 756 and 1031.
Synonyms of Umayyad
Using Umayyad
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the Umayyad dynasty, which ruled the Umayyad Caliphate from Damascus between 661 and 744 then from Harran until 750, and al-Andalus between 756 and 1031.
- Useful related words include: ommiad, omayyad, dynasty.
- In the example corpus, umayyad often appears in combinations such as: the umayyad, umayyad mosque, umayyad forces.
Context around Umayyad
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Umayyad
- In this selection, "umayyad" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, historic, surviving, islamic, mosque, caliph and advance stand out and add context to how "umayyad" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 732 the umayyad advance force and afterwards the umayyad family cemetery. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "umayyad" sits close to words such as aac, abdication and adventist, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with umayyad
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He later spoke at the city’s historic Umayyad Mosque. (10 words)
Anti-Umayyad feeling was very prevalent, especially in Iran and Iraq. (11 words)
Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires -- not a Palestinian state. (16 words)
Shias, Fatemids and Dawoodi Bohras believe that after the battle of Karbala (680 AD), in Iraq, the Umayyad caliph Yezid brought Imam Husain's head to Damascus, where it was first kept in the courtyard of Yezid Mahal, now part of Umayyad Mosque complex. (44 words)
Videos shared on social media and verified by The New York Times show Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who spearheaded the lightning offensive, entering the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, as crowds gathered around him. (33 words)
The unit seized 17 coins also dating back to the Greco-Roman era, one from the Umayyad period, two from the Ottoman period, and ten from Mohamed Ali Pasha's reign as well. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Shias, Fatemids and Dawoodi Bohras believe that after the battle of Karbala (680 AD), in Iraq, the Umayyad caliph Yezid brought Imam Husain's head to Damascus, where it was first kept in the courtyard of Yezid Mahal, now part of Umayyad Mosque complex.
Umayyad advance towards the Loire In 732, the Umayyad advance force was proceeding north towards the River Loire having outpaced their supply train and a large part of their army.
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, declared the offensive a victory from the Umayyad Mosque, an iconic site in the capital.
A Syrian "revolutionary" flag hangs at the entrance of the Umayyad Mosque ahead of Friday prayers in Damascus, Syria, Friday Dec. 20, 2024.
Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires -- not a Palestinian state.
He later spoke at the city’s historic Umayyad Mosque.
Videos circulating on social media showed the Turkish intelligence chief leaving the Umayyad Mosque in central Damascus earlier on Thursday.
Videos shared on social media and verified by The New York Times show Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who spearheaded the lightning offensive, entering the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, as crowds gathered around him.
The unit seized 17 coins also dating back to the Greco-Roman era, one from the Umayyad period, two from the Ottoman period, and ten from Mohamed Ali Pasha's reign as well.
Abd al-Rahman probably was quite happy to see his call answered by waves of Umayyad faithful and family.
Abd al-Rahman was only one of several surviving Umayyad family members to make their way to Ifriqiya at this time.
According to him, the green came in particular from the standard of the Umayyad Caliphate and represented the call for a gathering of the populace.
According to some accounts, even the Umayyad caliph Al-Walid II was a follower of Mani.
Afterwards, the Umayyad family cemetery was desecrated and the city walls were torn down, reducing Damascus into a provincial town of little importance.
Al-Andalus was rife with internal conflict between the Islamic Umayyad rulers and people and the Christian Visigoth-Roman leaders and people.
Alessandro Santosuosso strongly argues that the second (Umayyad) expedition was probably more dangerous than the first.
All along the way the path was filled with danger, as the Abbasids had dispatched horsemen across the region to try to find the Umayyad prince and kill him.
Although some of the princes of the previous Umayyad dynasty had begun to gather and translate Greek scientific literature, the Abbasids were the first to foster Greek learning on a large scale.
Among the Syrian junds were contingents of old Umayyad clients, numbering perhaps 500, and Abd al-Rahman believed he might tug on old loyalties and get them to receive him.
Anti-Umayyad feeling was very prevalent, especially in Iran and Iraq.
Common combinations with umayyad
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: