See also: خمسه, خمسہ, and حمسة

Arabic

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Root
خ م س (ḵ m s)
9 terms
Arabic numbers (edit)
50
 ←  4 ٥
5
6  → 
    Cardinal: خَمْسَة (ḵamsa)
    Ordinal: خَامِس (ḵāmis)
    Multiplier: خُمَاسِيّ (ḵumāsiyy), مُخَمَّس (muḵammas)
    Distributive: خُمَاسَ (ḵumāsa), مَخْمَسَ (maḵmasa)
    Fractional: خُمُس (ḵumus), خُمْس (ḵums)

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ḫamš-.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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خَمْسَة (ḵamsaf (masculine خَمْس (ḵams))

  1. five
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 58:7:
      أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ مَا يَكُونُ مِنْ نَجْوَىٰ ثَلَاثَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ رَابِعُهُمْ وَلَا خَمْسَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ سَادِسُهُمْ []
      ʔalam tara ʔanna l-laha yaʕlamu mā fī s-samāwāti wamā fī l-ʔarḍi mā yakūnu min najwā ṯalāṯatin ʔillā huwa rābiʕuhum walā ḵamsatin ʔillā huwa sādisuhum []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

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  • Excepting "one" and "two", all the cardinal numbers may precede or succeed the modified noun or substantive. Prepositive use is more usual, however.
  • The cardinal numbers "three" to "nine" exhibit polarity: they differ in gender from the modified noun or substantive. Polarity is also possible even when the number is postposed.

Declension

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Declension of numeral خَمْس (ḵams)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal خَمْس
ḵams
الْخَمْس
al-ḵams
خَمْس
ḵams
خَمْسَة
ḵamsa
الْخَمْسَة
al-ḵamsa
خَمْسَة
ḵamsat
nominative خَمْسٌ
ḵamsun
الْخَمْسُ
al-ḵamsu
خَمْسُ
ḵamsu
خَمْسَةٌ
ḵamsatun
الْخَمْسَةُ
al-ḵamsatu
خَمْسَةُ
ḵamsatu
accusative خَمْسًا
ḵamsan
الْخَمْسَ
al-ḵamsa
خَمْسَ
ḵamsa
خَمْسَةً
ḵamsatan
الْخَمْسَةَ
al-ḵamsata
خَمْسَةَ
ḵamsata
genitive خَمْسٍ
ḵamsin
الْخَمْسِ
al-ḵamsi
خَمْسِ
ḵamsi
خَمْسَةٍ
ḵamsatin
الْخَمْسَةِ
al-ḵamsati
خَمْسَةِ
ḵamsati

Descendants

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  • Egyptian Arabic: خمسة (ḵamsa)
  • Gulf Arabic: خمسة (ḵamsa)
  • Maltese: ħamsa
  • Moroccan Arabic: خمسة (ḵamsa)
  • Azerbaijani: xəmsə
  • Hebrew: חַמְסָה (khámsa)
  • Ottoman Turkish: خمسه (ḫamse)
  • Persian: خمسه (xamse)
  • Urdu: خمسہ
  • Uzbek: xamsa

Egyptian Arabic

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Egyptian Arabic numbers (edit)
50
 ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: خمسة
    Ordinal: خامس
    Fractional: خمس

Etymology

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From Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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خمسة (ḵamsam

  1. five

Moroccan Arabic

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Moroccan Arabic numbers (edit)
50
[a], [b] ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: خمسة
    Ordinal: خامس
    Fractional: خمس

Etymology

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From Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xam.sa/
  • Audio:(file)

Numeral

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خمسة (ḵamsam (feminine خمس (ḵams))

  1. five

Descendants

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South Levantine Arabic

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South Levantine Arabic numbers (edit)
50
 ←  4 ٥
5
6  → 
    Cardinal: خمسة
    Ordinal: خامس
    Fractional: خمس

Etymology

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From Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xam.se/, [ˈxam.se], [-a]
  • Audio (Amman):(file)

Numeral

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خمسة (ḵamse) (construct state خمس (ḵams))

  1. five

Usage notes

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  • When followed by a noun, the construct form خمس (ḵams) is used.