ḫamšat
Akkadian
| [a], [b] ← 4 | 5 | 6 → |
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| Cardinal: ḫamšat Ordinal: ḫamšum Multiplier: ḫamšīšu Fractional: ḫamuštum | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḫamš- (“five”). Cognate with Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa) and Biblical Hebrew חֲמִשָּׁה (ḥămiššɔ).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈχam.ʃat/
Numeral
ḫamšat m (feminine absolute ḫamiš, masculine free form ḫamištum, feminine free form ḫamšum)
- five, 5
- 𒄿𒈾 𒈨𒌈 𒐊 [ina mêtum ḫamšat] ― i-na me-tum IA₂ ― five per cent (literally, “five in a hundred”)
Alternative forms
- ḫaššat (Old Assyrian)
- ḫamšet (Old Babylonian)
- ḫanšat, ḫamišti (Standard Babylonian)
- ḫamilti, ḫamultu (Neo-Babylonian)
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References
- “ḫamiš”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011