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How do you say "five" in Arabic?
خمسة
Khamsa
In Arabic, "five" is خمسة.
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Pronunciation
Say 'kham-sah' with two syllables and stress on the first syllable.
Writing and usage
خمسة has five letters and ends with the feminine marker ة. The خ (kha) at the start is a guttural 'kh' sound.
Example sentence
خمسة أصابع في اليد الواحدة.
There are five fingers on one hand.
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How to remember خمسة
Khamsa has five letters, which matches the number it represents, so its spelling reinforces its meaning.
Related words
- fifty-three تلاتة وخمسين talaata wi'khamseen
- forty-six ستة وأربعين sitta wi'arba'een
- ninety-one واحد وتسعين waaHid witiseen
- purple بنفسجي Banafsigi
- seventy-six ستة وسبعين sitta wisab'een
- sixty-seven سبعة وستين sab'a wisiteen
- thirteen تلاتاشر Talaattaashaar
- twenty-five خمسة وعشرين khamsa wi'ishreen
- two اتنين itnein
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Questions about خمسة
How do you say "five" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "five" is خمسة. It is a noun.
How is خمسة written in Arabic?
خمسة has five letters and ends with the feminine marker ة. The خ (kha) at the start is a guttural 'kh' sound.
How is خمسة used in a sentence?
Use خمسة as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: خمسة أصابع في اليد الواحدة. (There are five fingers on one hand.).
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