khums

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic خُمْس (ḵums, “fifth”).

Noun[edit]

khums (uncountable)

  1. (Islam) A Shi'ite tax of one-fifth of various profits (e.g. one's surplus income, or business profits).

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