ܚܡܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܚ ܡ ܫ (ḥ m š)
5 terms

From Aramaic חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš), from Proto-Semitic *ḫamšat-; compare Arabic خَمْس (ḵams) and Hebrew חָמֵשׁ (khamésh).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xammɪʃ]

Numeral

ܚܲܡܸܫ • (ḥamiš) f (masculine ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā))

  1. feminine of ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā) five (5)
Usage notes
  • In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā) is often used regardless of gender.

Etymology 2

Root
ܚ ܡ ܫ (ḥ m š)
5 terms

Denominal verb derived from ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā, five)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xam.mɪʃ.]

Verb

ܚܲܡܸܫ • (ḥammiš) (present participle ܚܲܡܘܼܫܹܐ (ḥamūšē), past participle ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ (ḥumšā))

  1. to quintuple (multiply by five)
  2. to do something five times, include five people, etc.
  3. to make pentagonal
Conjugation

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic ܚܡܫ (ḥammeš), from Proto-Semitic *ḫamšum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħamːeʃ/

Numeral

ܚܰܡّܶܫ (ḥammeš) f (masculine ܚܰܡܫܰܐ (ḥamša))

  1. feminine of ܚܰܡܫܰܐ (ḥamša, five)
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