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خمس
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaخُمَاسِىٌّ خماس خماسى خماسي خماسيي A boy five spans (أَشْبَار) in height: (S, Mgh, Msb, * K:) said of him who is increasing in height [but has not attained his full stature]: (Msb:) fem. with ة: (Lth, TA:) and in like manner you say رُبَاعِىٌّ: (S, Msb:) but you do not say سُبَاعِىٌّ, (Lth, S, K,) nor سُدَاسِىٌّ; (Lth, K;) [i. e., in speaking of a boy;] for when he has attained seven spans, (S,) or six spans, (Lth, K,) he is a man: (Lth, S, K:) or to a slave you apply the epithet سداسىّ also; and to a garment, or piece of cloth, سباعىّ. (Msb.) ― -b2- See also مَخْمُوسٌ. ― -b3- [Also A word composed of five letters, radical only, or radical and augmentative. ]
Derived headwords
خُمَاسِىٌّ
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