خمس
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ḫamišum.
Numeral
خَمْس • (ḵams) m (feminine خَمْسَة (ḵamsa))
- masculine of خَمْسَة (ḵamsa, “five”)
Descendants
Etymology 2
| ← 4 | ٥ 5 |
6 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: خَمْسَة (ḵamsa) Ordinal: خَامِس (ḵāmis) Multiplier: خُمَاسِيّ (ḵumāsiyy), مُخَمَّس (muḵammas) Distributive: خُمَاسَ (ḵumāsa), مَخْمَسَ (maḵmasa) Fractional: خُمُس (ḵumus), خُمْس (ḵums) | ||
From the root خ م س (ḵ m s); compare خَمْسَة (ḵamsa, “five”).
Noun
الخَمْس • (al-ḵams) m
- (with the definite article) the five digits of the hand
Noun
خُمُس or خُمْس • (ḵumus or ḵums) m (plural أَخْمَاس (ʔaḵmās))
- one fifth
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | خُمُس; خُمْس ḵumus; ḵums |
الْخُمُس; الْخُمْس al-ḵumus; al-ḵums |
خُمُس; خُمْس ḵumus; ḵums |
| nominative | خُمُسٌ; خُمْسٌ ḵumusun; ḵumsun |
الْخُمُسُ; الْخُمْسُ al-ḵumusu; al-ḵumsu |
خُمُسُ; خُمْسُ ḵumusu; ḵumsu |
| accusative | خُمُسًا; خُمْسًا ḵumusan; ḵumsan |
الْخُمُسَ; الْخُمْسَ al-ḵumusa; al-ḵumsa |
خُمُسَ; خُمْسَ ḵumusa; ḵumsa |
| genitive | خُمُسٍ; خُمْسٍ ḵumusin; ḵumsin |
الْخُمُسِ; الْخُمْسِ al-ḵumusi; al-ḵumsi |
خُمُسِ; خُمْسِ ḵumusi; ḵumsi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | خُمُسَيْن; خُمْسَيْن ḵumusayn; ḵumsayn |
الْخُمُسَيْن; الْخُمْسَيْن al-ḵumusayn; al-ḵumsayn |
خُمُسَيْ; خُمْسَيْ ḵumusay; ḵumsay |
| nominative | خُمُسَانِ; خُمْسَانِ ḵumusāni; ḵumsāni |
الْخُمُسَانِ; الْخُمْسَانِ al-ḵumusāni; al-ḵumsāni |
خُمُسَا; خُمْسَا ḵumusā; ḵumsā |
| accusative | خُمُسَيْنِ; خُمْسَيْنِ ḵumusayni; ḵumsayni |
الْخُمُسَيْنِ; الْخُمْسَيْنِ al-ḵumusayni; al-ḵumsayni |
خُمُسَيْ; خُمْسَيْ ḵumusay; ḵumsay |
| genitive | خُمُسَيْنِ; خُمْسَيْنِ ḵumusayni; ḵumsayni |
الْخُمُسَيْنِ; الْخُمْسَيْنِ al-ḵumusayni; al-ḵumsayni |
خُمُسَيْ; خُمْسَيْ ḵumusay; ḵumsay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَخْمَاس ʔaḵmās |
الْأَخْمَاس al-ʔaḵmās |
أَخْمَاس ʔaḵmās |
| nominative | أَخْمَاسٌ ʔaḵmāsun |
الْأَخْمَاسُ al-ʔaḵmāsu |
أَخْمَاسُ ʔaḵmāsu |
| accusative | أَخْمَاسًا ʔaḵmāsan |
الْأَخْمَاسَ al-ʔaḵmāsa |
أَخْمَاسَ ʔaḵmāsa |
| genitive | أَخْمَاسٍ ʔaḵmāsin |
الْأَخْمَاسِ al-ʔaḵmāsi |
أَخْمَاسِ ʔaḵmāsi |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: xüms
- → Ottoman Turkish: خمس (ḫums)
- → Persian: خمس (xoms)
- → Swahili: humusi
- → Uzbek: xums
See also
- نِصْف (niṣf, “a half”), ثُلْث (ṯulṯ, “a third”), رُبْع (rubʕ, “a fourth, a quarter”), سُدْس (suds, “a sixth”), سُبْع (subʕ, “a seventh”), ثُمْن (ṯumn, “an eighth”), تُسْع (tusʕ, “a ninth”), عُشْر (ʕušr, “a tenth”)
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology 1
| ← 4 | 5 | 6 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: خمسة Ordinal: خامس Fractional: خمس | ||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xu.mus/
Noun
خمس • (ḵumus) m (dual خمسين (ḵumsayn), plural خماس (ḵmās))
- fifth (fraction)
Etymology 2
From Arabic خَمْس (ḵams), feminine of خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xams/
Numeral
خمس • (ḵams) m or f
- attributive form of خمسة (ḵamsa)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic خَمْس (ḵams).
Numeral
خمس • (ḫams)
- feminine of خمسه (ḫamse, “five”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic خِمْس (ḵims).
Noun
خمس • (ḫıms)
- a space of five days
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Arabic خُمْس (ḵums).
Noun
خمس • (ḫums) (plural اخماس)
- a fifth part, a fifth; especially, the sovereign's canonical share of one fifth of prizes of war
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Arabic الْخُمْس (al-ḵums).
Noun
خمس • (ḫums)
- name of a town and district in the province of Tripoli in Africa
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “خمس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 864
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خُمْس (ḵums).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈxums/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊms]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xoms]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χums]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xums |
| Dari reading? | xums |
| Iranian reading? | xoms |
| Tajik reading? | xums |
Noun
| Dari | خمس |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | хумс |
خمس • (xoms)
Related terms
- خمسه (xamse)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خمس”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology 1
| ← 4 | ٥ 5 |
6 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: خمسة Ordinal: خامس Fractional: خمس | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
خمس • (ḵums) m (plural خماس (ḵmās) or أخماس (ʾaḵmās))
- fifth (fraction)
Etymology 2
From Arabic خَمْس (ḵams), feminine of خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xams/, [xams]
Numeral
خمس • (ḵams)
- construct state of خمسة (ḵamse)