ðə pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹk ʌvðə hˈɪdmi fˈæmɪli ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli kˈɔːld ðə mˈʌəwˌɑːd, ˈɛntɚd pˈæləstˌaɪn ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌv ˈɪbɹæhɪm pˈæʃə ʌv ˈiːdʒɪpt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, lˈɔst hɪz ɡˈʌvɚnɚʃˌɪp ʌv hˈɛbɹɑːn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ pˈɛzənts ɹᵻvˈoʊlt ænd ðɛɹˈæftɚ sˈɛɾəld pˈɜːmənəntli ɪn dʒɚɹˈuːsələm.
The patriarch of the Hidmi family (originally called the Mu'awwad), entered Palestine in the army of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt in 1831, lost his governorship of Hebron during the 1834 Peasants' Revolt and thereafter settled permanently in Jerusalem.