خمس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Numeral

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

1. feminine of خَمْسَة (ḵamsa, “five”)

Etymology 2

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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

See also

• نِصْف (niṣf, “a half”), ثُلْث (ṯulṯ, “a third”), رُبْع (rubʕ, “a fourth, a quarter”), سُدْس (suds, “a sixth”), سُبْع (subʕ, “a seventh”), ثُمْن (ṯumn, “an eighth”), تُسْع (tusʕ, “a ninth”), عُشْر (ʕušr, “a tenth”)

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology 1

Moroccan Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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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)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

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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)