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The name Umm Al Quwain is widely believed to mean "mother of the two powers" (Arabic: ام القوتين, romanized: Umm Al Quwatain, lit. 'Mother of the two powers'), which is derived from the Arabic phrase indicating the dual influence of land and water in the region.
Multiple theories have been established on the etymology of the name Umm Al Quwain. The most accepted meaning is that the name means "mother of the two powers" - from the phrase "Umm Al Quwatain" (Arabic: ام القوتين, romanized: Umm Al Quwatain, lit. 'The mother of two powers'). The two powers here are usually indicated as the two forms ...
The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates (Arabic: إمارات ʾimārāt; singular: إمارة ʾimārah), which were historically known as the Trucial States. [1] All emirates are founding members of the union, apart from Ras Al Khaima which joined two months after the rest.
Umm (أمّ) means mother in Arabic. It is a common Arabic feminine alias, and used to be a common feminine given name, with the masculine counterpart being Ab or Abu . The name may refer to:
The Al Qasimi (also spelled Al Qassimi) families rule two of the seven emirates: Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. The Al Nuaimi are the ruling family of Ajman. The Al Mualla are the ruling family of Umm Al Quwain. The Al Sharqi are the ruling family of Fujairah.
The UAE has a number of free zones across Dubai, [1] Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Quwain. Free zones may be broadly categorized as seaport free zones, airport free zones, and mainland free zones. Free-trade zone exemptions are: 100% foreign ownership of the enterprise; 100% import and export tax exemptions
The Al Ali (Arabic: آل علي) is a tribe of the Arabian Peninsula, notably in the United Arab Emirates.The tribe originally settled the island of Siniyah off Umm Al Quwain, later moving to the mainland and building a fort and defensive wall there in the late 1700s, founding the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain (later a Trucial State and then one of the United Arab Emirates).
@Steve8394, "Umm Al" literally translates "Mother of the", but in Arabic this term is used to refer to a place with a certain feature, for example an area in Al Ain city called "Umm Al Ghaf" which means "The one with Ghaf trees", similarly "Umm Al Quwain" literally translates to "Mother of Two Powers" which means "The one with Two Powers ...