Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
خ م س (ḵ m s)
9 terms

From the root of خَمْس (ḵams, five), taking a form that is common in adjectives: فَعِيل (faʕīl), as a phono-semantic matching of Classical Syriac ܚܰܡܶܫ ܒܫܱܒܴ݁ܐ (ḥammeš bəšabbā). Displaced مُؤْنِس (muʔnis).

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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

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

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Moroccan Arabic

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Root
خ م س
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪl.xmiːs/, /lɪx.miːs/

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الخميس (el-ḵmīs, le-ḵmīsm

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

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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الخميس (il-ḵamīsm

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

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