خمسة (Arabic)

Where does "خمسة" come from?

The Arabic word for five, 'khamsa,' traces its roots back to the ancient Proto-Semitic term *ḫamš-. This linguistic legacy highlights a deep connection to other Afroasiatic languages that share this foundational building block for the number five.

Full etymology tree

• خمسة (ḫamsa) (Arabic), 'five'
  • inherited *ḫamš- (Proto-Semitic), 'five'

Ancestors

• *ḫamš- (Proto-Semitic)

Descendants and derived words

• xəmsə (Azerbaijani)
• xəmsə (Azerbaijani)
• xəmsə (Azerbaijani)
• خمسة (Egyptian Arabic)
• ħamsa (Maltese)
• خمسة (Moroccan Arabic)
• خمسه (Persian)
• خمسه (Persian)
• خمسہ (Urdu)
• خمسہ (Urdu)
• xamsa (Uzbek)

Updated July 2026

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