1. Umayyad - Noun
2. Umayyad - Adjective
Umayyad (not comparable)
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.
Synonym: Umawi
Umayyad (plural Umayyads)
A member of the Umayyad dynasty.
Synonym: Umawi
Abd al-Rahman probably was quite happy to see his call answered by waves of Umayyad faithful and family. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
Abd al-Rahman was only one of several surviving Umayyad family members to make their way to Ifriqiya at this time. Source: Internet
Afterwards, the Umayyad family cemetery was desecrated and the city walls were torn down, reducing Damascus into a provincial town of little importance. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet