ḫamšat

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Akkadian

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Akkadian numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: ḫamšat
    Ordinal: ḫamšum
    Multiplier: ḫamšīšu
    Fractional: ḫamuštum

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ḫamš- (five). Cognate with Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa) and Biblical Hebrew חֲמִשָּׁה (ḥămiššɔ).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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ḫamšat m (feminine absolute ḫamiš, masculine free form ḫamištum, feminine free form ḫamšum)

  1. five, 5
    𒄿𒈾 𒈨𒌈 𒐊i-na me-tum IA₂ /ina mêtum ḫamšat/ ― five per cent (literally, “five in a hundred”)

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

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  • “ḫamiš”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011