Dimash (Noun)
Meaning
An ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Damascus is famous for shrines, libraries, and universities and was a center of learning in Dimash.
- The Umayyad mosque or Masjid built in Dimash, that is still an active center of worship today.
- The name Dimash is an Aramaic word - sometimes reported to mean 'Silvan or forested'.
- Along the Barada River lies one ancient city of Dimash whose walls predate Muhammad's arrival.
- From a brief halt at Bosra he once again took the field and fought his decisive battles in Dimash.