خمسة

See also: خمسه, خمسہ, and حمسة

Arabic

Root
خ م س (ḵ-m-s)

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: خَمْسَة (ḵamsa)     Ordinal: خَامِس (ḵāmis)     Multiplier: خُمَاسِيّ (ḵumāsiyy), مُخَمَّس (muḵammas)     Distributive: خُمَاسَ (ḵumāsa)     Fractional: خُمُس (ḵumus), خُمْس (ḵums)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḫamš-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xam.sa/

Numeral

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

1. five
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 58:7:

     أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ مَا يَكُونُ مِنْ نَجْوَىٰ ثَلَاثَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ رَابِعُهُمْ وَلَا خَمْسَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ سَادِسُهُمْ […]

     ʔalam tara ʔanna l-laha yaʕlamu mā fī s-samāwāti wamā fī l-ʔarḍi mā yakūnu min najwā ṯalāṯatin ʔillā huwa rābiʕuhum walā ḵamsatin ʔillā huwa sādisuhum […]

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Usage notes

• Excepting "one" and "two", all the cardinal numbers may precede or succeed the modified noun or substantive. Prepositive use is more usual, however.
• The cardinal numbers "three" to "nine" exhibit polarity: they differ in gender from the modified noun or substantive. Polarity is also possible even when the number is postposed.

Declension

Declension of numeral خَمْس (ḵams)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَمْس ḵams	الْخَمْس al-ḵams	خَمْس ḵams	خَمْسَة ḵamsa	الْخَمْسَة al-ḵamsa	خَمْسَة ḵamsat
Nominative	خَمْسٌ ḵamsun	الْخَمْسُ al-ḵamsu	خَمْسُ ḵamsu	خَمْسَةٌ ḵamsatun	الْخَمْسَةُ al-ḵamsatu	خَمْسَةُ ḵamsatu
Accusative	خَمْسًا ḵamsan	الْخَمْسَ al-ḵamsa	خَمْسَ ḵamsa	خَمْسَةً ḵamsatan	الْخَمْسَةَ al-ḵamsata	خَمْسَةَ ḵamsata
Genitive	خَمْسٍ ḵamsin	الْخَمْسِ al-ḵamsi	خَمْسِ ḵamsi	خَمْسَةٍ ḵamsatin	الْخَمْسَةِ al-ḵamsati	خَمْسَةِ ḵamsati

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: خمسة (ḵamsa)
• Gulf Arabic: خمسة (ḵamsa)
• Maltese: ħamsa
• Moroccan Arabic: خمسة (ḵamsa)
• → Azerbaijani: xəmsə
• → Hebrew: חַמְסָה (khámsa)
  • → English: hamsa
• → Ottoman Turkish: خمسه (ḫamse)
• → Persian: خمسه (xamse)
• → Urdu: خمسہ
• → Uzbek: xamsa

Egyptian Arabic

Egyptian Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: خمسة     Ordinal: خامس     Fractional: خمس

Etymology

From Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχɑmsɑ/

Numeral

خمسة • (ḵamsa) m

1. five

Moroccan Arabic

Moroccan Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: خمسة     Ordinal: خامس     Fractional: خمس

Etymology

From Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xam.sa/

• Audio:

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Numeral

خمسة • (ḵamsa) m (feminine خمس (ḵams))

1. five

Descendants

• → Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵅⵎⵙⴰ (xmsa)

South Levantine Arabic

South Levantine Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: خمسة     Ordinal: خامس     Fractional: خمس

Etymology

From Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xam.se/, [ˈxam.se], [-a]

• Audio (Amman):

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Numeral

خمسة • (ḵamse) (construct state خمس (ḵams))

1. five

Usage notes

• When followed by a noun, the construct form خمس (ḵams) is used.