خمسه
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xam.ˈsa/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xäm.sá]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xæm.sé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χäm.sá]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xamsa |
| Dari reading? | xamsa |
| Iranian reading? | xamse |
| Tajik reading? | xamsa |
Numeral
خمسه • (xamsa / xamse) (Tajik spelling хамса)
- synonym of پنج (panj, “five”)
Noun
خمسه • (xamsa / xamse) (Tajik spelling хамса)
- a collection of five things
Related terms
- خمس (xoms)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “خمسه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “خمسه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul