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خ-م-س
five
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Words from this root
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فَعْلَة خَمْسَةٌ
five (5)
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خَمْسٌ with feminine nouns; خَمْسُونَ fifty
فَاعِل خَامِسٌ
fifth
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- Feminine
- خَامِسَةٌ
فَعِيل Adjective فَعِيل
فَعِيل = a lasting quality (or the person who has it)
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Thursday ('day five')
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فُعْل خُمْسٌ
a fifth
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- Plural
- أَخْمَاسٌ
فَعْلِيّ خُمَاسِيٌّ
five-part, pentagonal
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How the patterns shape this root
خَمْسَة is five, خَامِس (فَاعِل) fifth, and الْخَمِيس, Thursday, is 'day five' on the pattern فَعِيل. خُمْس is a fifth, like رُبْع a quarter. The five daily prayers are الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ, and خُمَاسِيّ means in five parts. Notice how the day names run through the numbers: الْأَحَد one, الِاثْنَيْنِ two, الثُّلَاثَاء three, الْأَرْبِعَاء four, الْخَمِيس five — then الْجُمُعَة, gathering day, and السَّبْت, the day of rest.
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