خمس

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Canaanite *ḥamiš, from Proto-Northwest Semitic *ḫamišu, from Proto-Semitic *ḫamišum. Compare Phoenician 𐤇𐤌𐤔‎ (ḥmš) and Hebrew חמש‎ (khamésh).

Numeral

خَمْس • (ḵams) f (masculine خَمْسَة‎ (ḵamsa))

  1. feminine 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

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
  • → Azerbaijani: xüms
  • → Ottoman Turkish: خمس‎ (ḫums)
  • → Persian: خمس‎ (xoms)
  • → Uzbek: xums
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

Noun
Dari خمس
Iranian Persian
Tajik хумс (xums)

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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