Umayya

Proper noun

Meaning

Umayya

The progenitor of the Umayyad dynasty.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Al-Andalus was a safe haven for the house of Umayya that managed to evade the Abbasids. Source: Internet

The Abbasids claimed to be the true successors of Prophet Muhammad in replacing the Umayyad descendants of Banu Umayya by virtue of their closer bloodline to Muhammad. Source: Internet

In the meantime, a call went out through the Muslim world that al-Andalus was a safe haven for friends of the house of Umayya, if not for Abd al-Rahman's scattered family that managed to evade the Abbasids. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Umatilla Umatilla County Umawi Umayyad umb umb-