خمس

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the number five and its derivatives. It extends to concepts related to division into five parts, being the fifth in a sequence, and quantities of five. It also encompasses specific applications like camel grazing patterns, military formations, and types of garments.

Derived headwords

خمسةnoun

1.
fiveboth
The cardinal number five.

خمسnoun

1.
he took a fifth of their wealth (from the category of نصر)both
he took a fifth of their wealth (from the category of نصر)

خامسadjective

1.
fifthboth
Ordinal number indicating the position of being fifth.

خامياadjective

1.
fifthclassical
An alternative form for 'fifth', used as an ordinal number.

أخمسverb

1.
the people became fiveboth
the people became five

أخمساءnoun

1.
Thursdaysboth
The plural of Thursday, referring to multiple Thursdays.

أخمسةnoun

1.
Thursdaysboth
Another plural form for Thursday.

خميسnoun

1.
Thursdayboth
The fifth day of the week.
2.
armyclassical
An army, divided into five parts.
3.
garmentclassical
A garment measuring five cubits in length.

مخمسadjective

1.
five-cubit longclassical
Describing something, like a spear's shaft, that is five cubits long.
2.
having five cornersboth
Describing an object with five corners or sides.

خامسهمverb

1.
to be their fifthboth
To be the fifth person in a group, completing it to five.

خمستverb

1.
to take one-fifthboth
To take one-fifth of someone's wealth or property.

مخمسnoun

1.
five-cornered objectboth
An object that has five corners or sides.

حبل مخموسnoun

1.
rope of five strandsboth
A rope made from five interwoven strands.

خمسة الدراهمnoun

1.
five dirhamsboth
The quantity of five dirham coins.

خمس القدورnoun

1.
five potsboth
The quantity of five pots.

الخسمة الدراهمnoun

1.
the five dirhamsboth
The specific five dirham coins.

يضرب أخماسا لأسداسidiom

1.
to scheme and deceiveclassical
An idiom meaning to engage in plotting, trickery, and deceit.

رباعيadjective

1.
four-year-oldclassical
Describing a boy who is four years old.

خماسيadjective

1.
five-year-oldclassical
Describing a boy who is five years old.

أظماء الإبلnoun

1.
camel watering cyclesclassical
The patterns and schedules for watering camels.

خوامسnoun

1.
camels on the fourth dayclassical
Camels that are being watered on the fourth day of their grazing cycle.

مخمسadjective

1.
small garmentclassical
Referring to a small garment, possibly a child's.

Parallel reading

خمسة رجال، وخمس نسوة

Five men, and five women.

وجاء فلان خامسا

And so-and-so came fifth.

مضى ثلاث سنين منذ حل بها * وعام حلت وهذا التابع الخامي

Three years have passed since she settled there, and a year she settled, and this is the fifth follower.

والخمس بالكسر من أظماء الإبل: أن ترعى ثلاثة أيام وترد اليوم الرابع

And al-khums (with kasra) from the camel watering cycles: that they graze for three days and are watered on the fourth day.

وقد أخمس الرجل، أي وردت إبله خمسا

And the man's camels were watered on the fourth day, meaning his camels were watered on the fourth day.

والخمس رجلان

And al-khums refers to two men.

وأخمس القوم: صاروا خمسة

And the people became five: they became a group of five.

والخميس: الجيش، لأنهم خمس فرق

And al-khamis: the army, because they are five divisions.

ائتوني بخميس أو لبيس

Bring me a khamis or a labis.

ومنه حديث معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه: " ائتوني بخميس أو لبيس "، كأنه يعني الصغير من الثياب

And from it is the hadith of Mu'adh ibn Jabal, may Allah be pleased with him: 'Bring me a khamis or a labis,' as if he meant a small garment.

ومذربا في مارن مخموس

And a sharp spear in a five-cubit long shaft.

خمست القوم أخمسهم بالضم، إذا أخذت منهم خمس أموالهم

I took one-fifth of the people's wealth (yakhmusu-hum), if I took one-fifth of their wealth.

وخمستهم أخمسهم بالكسر، إذا كنت خامسهم، أو كملتهم خمسة بنفسك

And I was their fifth (akhmusu-hum with kasra), if I was their fifth, or I completed them to five by myself.

وشئ مخمس، أي له خمسة أركان

And a thing is mukhammas, meaning it has five corners.

وحبل مخموس، أي من خمس قوى

And a rope is makhmas, meaning from five strands.

عندي خمسة دراهم

I have five dirhams.

عندي خمسة الدراهم بضم الهاء

I have five of the dirhams (with damma on the ha).

فسما وأدرك خمسة الاشبار

So he grew and reached five spans.

عندي خمس القدور

I have five pots.

هذه الخسمة الدراهم

These five dirhams.

فلان يضرب أخماسا لأسداس

So-and-so strikes fifths for sixths.

وغلام رباعى وخماسي

And a boy who is four-year-old and five-year-old.