Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
خ م س (ḵ-m-s)

From the root of خَمْس (ḵams, five), taking a form that is common in adjectives: فَعِيل (faʕīl). Displaced مُؤْنِس (muʔnis).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīsm

  1. Thursday
    الْخَمِيسُ يَوْمُ إِجَازَةٍ فِي بَعْضِ ٱلْبُلْدَانِ ٱلْعَرَبِيَّةِ.
    al-ḵamīsu yawmu ʔijāzatin fī baʕḍi l-buldāni l-ʕarabiyyati.
    Thursday is a day off in some Arab countries.

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Descendants edit

  • Afar: kamíis
  • Maguindanao: Kammis
  • Malagasy: alakamisy
  • Malay: Khamis
  • Maranao: Kamis
  • Swahili: Alhamisi

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Moroccan Arabic edit

Root
خ م س
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɪl.xmiːs/, /lɪx.miːs/

Noun edit

الخميس (el-ḵmīs, le-ḵmīsm

  1. Thursday
    Synonym: يوم الخميس (yūm el-ḵmīs, yūm le-ḵmīs)

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South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /il.xa.miːs/, [ɪl.xaˈmiːs]
  • (file)

Proper noun edit

الخميس (il-ḵamīsm

  1. Thursday
    Synonym: يوم الخميس (yōm il-ḵamīs)

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