خمس

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḫamišum.

Numeral

خَمْس • (ḵams) m (feminine خَمْسَة (ḵamsa))

  1. masculine of خَمْسَة (ḵamsa, “five”)
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: xəms
  • → Ottoman Turkish: خمس (ḫams)

Etymology 2
Arabic numbers (edit)
 ←  4 ٥
5		 6  → 
    Cardinal: خَمْسَة (ḵamsa)
    Ordinal: خَامِس (ḵāmis)
    Multiplier: خُمَاسِيّ (ḵumāsiyy), مُخَمَّس (muḵammas)
    Distributive: خُمَاسَ (ḵumāsa)
    Fractional: خُمُس (ḵumus), خُمْس (ḵums)

From the root خ م س (ḵ-m-s); compare خَمْسَة (ḵamsa, “five”).

Noun

الخَمْس • (al-ḵams) m

  1. (with the definite article) the five digits of the hand

Noun

خُمُس or خُمْس • (ḵumus or ḵums) m (plural أَخْمَاس (ʔaḵmās))

  1. one fifth
Declension
Declension of noun خُمُس (ḵumus)‎; خُمْس (ḵums)
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
See also

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology 1
Moroccan Arabic numbers (edit)
 ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: خمسة
    Ordinal: خامس
    Fractional: خمس

From Arabic خُمُس (ḵumus).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xu.mus/

Noun

خمس • (ḵumus) m (dual خمسين (ḵumsayn), plural خماس (ḵmās))

  1. fifth (fraction)

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَمْس (ḵams), feminine of خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xams/

Numeral

خمس • (ḵams) m or f

  1. attributive form of خمسة (ḵamsa)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic خَمْس (ḵams).

Numeral

خمس • (ḫams)

  1. feminine of خمسه (ḫamse, “five”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic خِمْس (ḵims).

Noun

خمس • (ḫıms)

  1. a space of five days

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic خُمْس (ḵums).

Noun

خمس • (ḫums) (plural اخماس)

  1. 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)

  1. name of a town and district in the province of Tripoli in Africa

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُمْس (ḵums).

Pronunciation
 

Readings
Classical reading? xums
Dari reading? xums
Iranian reading? xoms
Tajik reading? xums

Noun
Dari خمس
Iranian Persian
Tajik хумс

خمس • (xoms)

  1. fifth (one of five equal parts of a whole)
  2. (Islam) khums

Further reading
  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خمس”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1
South Levantine Arabic numbers (edit)
 ←  4 ٥
5		 6  → 
    Cardinal: خمسة
    Ordinal: خامس
    Fractional: خمس

From Arabic خُمُس (ḵumus).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xums/, [xʊms]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

خمس • (ḵums) m (plural خماس (ḵmās) or أخماس (ʾaḵmās))

  1. fifth (fraction)

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَمْس (ḵams), feminine of خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xams/, [xams]

Numeral

خمس • (ḵams)

  1. construct state of خمسة (ḵamse)
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