English
khums
Khums comes from Arabic خُمْس ‘fifth’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentخُمْسḵums‘fifth’
- Englishtodaykhums
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentخُمْسḵums‘fifth’
- Englishtodaykhums
Every English word from Arabic خُمْس
Today it means
noun A Shi'ite tax of one-fifth of various profits (e.g. one's surplus income, or business profits).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic خُمْس / khums