xemsa

Kabyle

Kabyle numbers (edit)
 ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: xemsa
    Learned cardinal: semmus

Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa)
Algerian Arabic خمسة (ḵamsa)bor.
Kabyle xemsa

    Borrowed from Algerian Arabic خمسة (ḵamsa), from Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /χəmsa/

    Numeral

    xemsa m or f

    1. five
      Synonym: semmus

    References

    • Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎[1], retrieved 2025
    • Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France

    Tarifit

    Tarifit numbers (edit)
    50
     ←  4 5 6  → 
        Cardinal: xemsa

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خمسة (ḵamsa, “five”).

    Numeral

    xemsa

    1. five

    Derived terms

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