الخميس

Arabic

Etymology

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 earlier مُؤْنِس‎ (muʔnis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.xa.miːs/

Proper noun

الْخَمِيس • (al-ḵamīs) m

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.

Declension

Declension of noun اَلْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَمِيس‎ ḵamīs	الْخَمِيس al-ḵamīs	خَمِيس‎ ḵamīs
Nominative	خَمِيسٌ‎ ḵamīsun	الْخَمِيسُ al-ḵamīsu	خَمِيسُ‎ ḵamīsu
Accusative	خَمِيسًا‎ ḵamīsan	الْخَمِيسَ al-ḵamīsa	خَمِيسَ‎ ḵamīsa
Genitive	خَمِيسٍ‎ ḵamīsin	الْخَمِيسِ al-ḵamīsi	خَمِيسِ‎ ḵamīsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَمِيسَيْن‎ ḵamīsayn	الْخَمِيسَيْن‎ al-ḵamīsayn	خَمِيسَيْ‎ ḵamīsay
Nominative	خَمِيسَانِ‎ ḵamīsāni	الْخَمِيسَانِ‎ al-ḵamīsāni	خَمِيسَا‎ ḵamīsā
Accusative	خَمِيسَيْنِ‎ ḵamīsayni	الْخَمِيسَيْنِ‎ al-ḵamīsayni	خَمِيسَيْ‎ ḵamīsay
Genitive	خَمِيسَيْنِ‎ ḵamīsayni	الْخَمِيسَيْنِ‎ al-ḵamīsayni	خَمِيسَيْ‎ ḵamīsay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَخْمِسَاء‎‎; أَخْمِسَة‎‎; أَخَامِس‎ ʔaḵmisāʔ‎; ʔaḵmisa‎; ʔaḵāmis	الْأَخْمِسَاء‎‎; الْأَخْمِسَة‎‎; الْأَخَامِس‎ al-ʔaḵmisāʔ‎; al-ʔaḵmisa‎; al-ʔaḵāmis	أَخْمِسَاء‎‎; أَخْمِسَة‎‎; أَخَامِس‎ ʔaḵmisāʔ‎; ʔaḵmisat‎; ʔaḵāmis
Nominative	أَخْمِسَاءُ‎‎; أَخْمِسَةٌ‎‎; أَخَامِسُ‎ ʔaḵmisāʔu‎; ʔaḵmisatun‎; ʔaḵāmisu	الْأَخْمِسَاءُ‎‎; الْأَخْمِسَةُ‎‎; الْأَخَامِسُ‎ al-ʔaḵmisāʔu‎; al-ʔaḵmisatu‎; al-ʔaḵāmisu	أَخْمِسَاءُ‎‎; أَخْمِسَةُ‎‎; أَخَامِسُ‎ ʔaḵmisāʔu‎; ʔaḵmisatu‎; ʔaḵāmisu
Accusative	أَخْمِسَاءَ‎‎; أَخْمِسَةً‎‎; أَخَامِسَ‎ ʔaḵmisāʔa‎; ʔaḵmisatan‎; ʔaḵāmisa	الْأَخْمِسَاءَ‎‎; الْأَخْمِسَةَ‎‎; الْأَخَامِسَ‎ al-ʔaḵmisāʔa‎; al-ʔaḵmisata‎; al-ʔaḵāmisa	أَخْمِسَاءَ‎‎; أَخْمِسَةَ‎‎; أَخَامِسَ‎ ʔaḵmisāʔa‎; ʔaḵmisata‎; ʔaḵāmisa
Genitive	أَخْمِسَاءَ‎‎; أَخْمِسَةٍ‎‎; أَخَامِسَ‎ ʔaḵmisāʔa‎; ʔaḵmisatin‎; ʔaḵāmisa	الْأَخْمِسَاءِ‎‎; الْأَخْمِسَةِ‎‎; الْأَخَامِسِ‎ al-ʔaḵmisāʔi‎; al-ʔaḵmisati‎; al-ʔaḵāmisi	أَخْمِسَاءِ‎‎; أَخْمِسَةِ‎‎; أَخَامِسِ‎ ʔaḵmisāʔi‎; ʔaḵmisati‎; ʔaḵāmisi

Synonyms

• يَوْم الْخَمِيس‎ (yawm al-ḵamīs)

Descendants

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

See also

• (days of the week) أَيَّامُ الْأُسْبُوع‎ (ʔayyāmu al-ʔusbūʕ); الْأَحَد‎ (al-ʔaḥad), الْاِثْنَيْن‎ (al-iṯnayn), الثُّلَاثَاء‎ (aṯ-ṯulāṯāʔ), الْأَرْبِعَاء‎ (al-ʔarbiʕāʔ), الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs), الْجُمُعَة‎ (al-jumuʕa), السَّبْت‎ (as-sabt) ^{(Category: ar:Days of the week)}

Moroccan Arabic

Root
خ م س‎
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic الْخَمِيس‎ (al-ḵamīs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪl.xmiːs/, /lɪx.miːs/

Noun

الخميس • (el-ḵmīs, le-ḵmīs) m

1. Thursday

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

See also

• (days of the week) إيام الأسبوع‎ (ʔiyyām el-ʔusbūʕ); الحد‎ (el-ḥadd), التنين‎ (et-tnayn, et-tnīn), التلات‎ (et-tlāt), الاربع‎ (l-ārbaʕ)/الاربعة‎ (l-ārbʕa), الخميس (el-ḵmīs, le-ḵmīs), الجمعة‎ (ej-jamʕa), السبت‎ (es-sabt) ^{(Category: ary:Days of the week)}

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic الْخَمِيس‎ (al-ḵamīs).

Pronunciation

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

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Proper noun

الخميس • (il-ḵamīs) m

1. Thursday

   Synonym: يوم الخميس (yōm il-ḵamīs)

See also

• (days of the week) أيّام الأسبوع‎ (ʔayyām il-ʔusbūʕ); الأحد‎ (il-ʔaḥad), الإتنين‎ (il-ʔitnēn), التلاتا‎ (it-talāta), الأربعا‎ (il-ʔarbiʕa), الخميس (il-ḵamīs), الجمعة‎ (il-jumʕa), السبت‎ (is-sabt) ^{(Category: ajp:Days of the week)}