Don't confuse with the Palestinian political/militant group Hamas, which in Chinese is
哈马斯 (Hāmǎsī) — three syllables.
哈玛 alone (two syllables) typically refers to the Syrian city or to other transliterated names; the
玛 character is also used in many feminine Western names (
玛丽 Mary,
玛格丽特 Margaret).
