خمس

خَمْسَةٌ خمس خمسه خمسة , (S, K,) masc.; and خَمْسٌ, fem.; (S;) [ Five; ] a certain number. (S, K.) You say خَمْسَةُ رِجَالٍ [ Five men ], and خَمْسُ نِسْوَةٍ [ Five women ]. (S.) You say also, عِنْدِى خَمْسَةُ دَرَاهِمْ [ I have five dirhems ], with refa: and if you please, you incorporate the ة into the د [and say, خَمْسَة دَّرَاهِمَ]: but when you prefix ال to دراهم, you say, عِنْدِى خَمْسَةُ الدَّرَاهِمِ [ I have the five dirhems ], with damm; and may not incorporate, because you have incorporated the ل into the د: and in the case of a fem. n. you say, عِنْدِى خَمْسُ القُدُورِ [ I have the five cooking-pots ]: also, هٰذِهِ الخَمْسَةُ الدَّرَاهِمِ [ These five dirhems ]; and, if you please, الدَّرَاهِمُ, using it in the manner of an epithet: and in like manner [you use the other nouns of number] to عَشَرَةٌ [inclusive]. (S.) You say also, صُمْنَا خَمْسًا مِنَ الشَّهْرِ [ We fasted during a period of five nights of the month with their days]; making لَيَالٍ to predominate over أَيَّام, when you do not mention the word ايّام, though the fasting is in the day; because the night of each day precedes the day: but when you mention the word ايّام, you say, صُمْنَا خَمْسَةَ أَيَّامٍ [ We fasted five days ]. (ISk, TA.) يَعَضُّ بِالخَمْسِ means He bites the fingers: these being [five in number and] of the fem gender: (Ham p. 790:) [i. e.] خَمْسٌ means the five fingers. (Har p. 76.) [Respecting a peculiar pronunciation of the people of El-Hijáz, and a case in which خَمْسَة is imperfectly decl., see ثَلَاثَةٌ.] ― -b2- [خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ, masc.; and خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ, fem.; Fifteen. For variations thereof, see art. عشر.]