xemsa

Kabyle

Kabyle cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : xemsa     Native : semmus

Etymology

From Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χəmsɐ/

Numeral

xemsa

1. five

   Synonym: semmus

References

• Bellahsene, Linda; Hameg, Nadia (2009), “Kabyle numeral system”, in Université Paris 4, CNRS, editor, Numeral Systems of the World's Languages‎, Paris, France

Tarifit

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Cardinal: xemsa

Etymology

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

Numeral

xemsa

1. five

Derived terms

• rexmis (“thursday”)