الخميس

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ م س (ḵ m s)
9 terms

From the root of خَمْس (ḵams, five), taking a form that is common in adjectives: فَعِيل (faʕīl), as a phono-semantic matching of Classical Syriac ܚܰܡܶܫ ܒܫܱܒܴ݁ܐ (ḥammeš bəšabbā). Displaced مُؤْنِس (muʔnis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.xa.miːs/

Proper noun

الْخَمِيس • (al-ḵamīsm

  1. Thursday
    الْخَمِيسُ يَوْمُ إِجَازَةٍ فِي بَعْضِ ٱلْبُلْدَانِ ٱلْعَرَبِيَّةِ.
    al-ḵamīsu yawmu ʔijāzatin fī baʕḍi l-buldāni l-ʕarabiyyati.
    Thursday is a day off in some Arab countries.

Declension

Declension of noun اَلْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal خَمِيس
ḵamīs
الْخَمِيس
al-ḵamīs
خَمِيس
ḵamīs
nominative خَمِيسٌ
ḵamīsun
الْخَمِيسُ
al-ḵamīsu
خَمِيسُ
ḵamīsu
accusative خَمِيسًا
ḵamīsan
الْخَمِيسَ
al-ḵamīsa
خَمِيسَ
ḵamīsa
genitive خَمِيسٍ
ḵamīsin
الْخَمِيسِ
al-ḵamīsi
خَمِيسِ
ḵamīsi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal خَمِيسَيْن
ḵamīsayn
الْخَمِيسَيْن
al-ḵamīsayn
خَمِيسَيْ
ḵamīsay
nominative خَمِيسَانِ
ḵamīsāni
الْخَمِيسَانِ
al-ḵamīsāni
خَمِيسَا
ḵamīsā
accusative خَمِيسَيْنِ
ḵamīsayni
الْخَمِيسَيْنِ
al-ḵamīsayni
خَمِيسَيْ
ḵamīsay
genitive خَمِيسَيْنِ
ḵamīsayni
الْخَمِيسَيْنِ
al-ḵamīsayni
خَمِيسَيْ
ḵamīsay
plural basic broken plural diptote‎;
broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal أَخْمِسَاء‎; أَخْمِسَة‎; أَخَامِس
ʔaḵmisāʔ‎; ʔaḵmisa‎; ʔaḵāmis
الْأَخْمِسَاء‎; الْأَخْمِسَة‎; الْأَخَامِس
al-ʔaḵmisāʔ‎; al-ʔaḵmisa‎; al-ʔaḵāmis
أَخْمِسَاء‎; أَخْمِسَة‎; أَخَامِس
ʔaḵmisāʔ‎; ʔaḵmisat‎; ʔaḵāmis
nominative أَخْمِسَاءُ‎; أَخْمِسَةٌ‎; أَخَامِسُ
ʔaḵmisāʔu‎; ʔaḵmisatun‎; ʔaḵāmisu
الْأَخْمِسَاءُ‎; الْأَخْمِسَةُ‎; الْأَخَامِسُ
al-ʔaḵmisāʔu‎; al-ʔaḵmisatu‎; al-ʔaḵāmisu
أَخْمِسَاءُ‎; أَخْمِسَةُ‎; أَخَامِسُ
ʔaḵmisāʔu‎; ʔaḵmisatu‎; ʔaḵāmisu
accusative أَخْمِسَاءَ‎; أَخْمِسَةً‎; أَخَامِسَ
ʔaḵmisāʔa‎; ʔaḵmisatan‎; ʔaḵāmisa
الْأَخْمِسَاءَ‎; الْأَخْمِسَةَ‎; الْأَخَامِسَ
al-ʔaḵmisāʔa‎; al-ʔaḵmisata‎; al-ʔaḵāmisa
أَخْمِسَاءَ‎; أَخْمِسَةَ‎; أَخَامِسَ
ʔaḵmisāʔa‎; ʔaḵmisata‎; ʔaḵāmisa
genitive أَخْمِسَاءَ‎; أَخْمِسَةٍ‎; أَخَامِسَ
ʔaḵmisāʔa‎; ʔaḵmisatin‎; ʔaḵāmisa
الْأَخْمِسَاءِ‎; الْأَخْمِسَةِ‎; الْأَخَامِسِ
al-ʔaḵmisāʔi‎; al-ʔaḵmisati‎; al-ʔaḵāmisi
أَخْمِسَاءِ‎; أَخْمِسَةِ‎; أَخَامِسِ
ʔaḵmisāʔi‎; ʔaḵmisati‎; ʔaḵāmisi

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Afar: kamíis
  • Maguindanao: Kammis
  • Malagasy: alakamisy
  • Malay: Khamis
  • Maranao: Kamis
  • Swahili: Alhamisi

See also

Hijazi Arabic

Root
خ م س
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.xa.miːs/

Proper noun

الخميس • (al-ḵamīsm

  1. Thursday

See also

Moroccan Arabic

Root
خ م س
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪl.xmiːs/, /lɪx.miːs/

Noun

الخميس • (el-ḵmīs, le-ḵmīsm

  1. Thursday
    Synonym: يوم الخميس (yūm el-ḵmīs, yūm le-ḵmīs)

See also

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /il.xa.miːs/, [ɪl.xaˈmiːs]
  • Audio (Amman):(file)

Proper noun

الخميس • (il-ḵamīsm

  1. Thursday
    Synonym: يوم الخميس (yōm il-ḵamīs)

See also