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title: "خَمْسَة (khamsa) meaning in Arabic: five"
description: "خَمْسَة (khamsa) means “five”. Root خ·م·س, pattern , level A0: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/khamsa"
language: "en"
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# خَمْسَة

*khamsa* · **five**

خَمْسَة (khamsa) is an Arabic number meaning “five”. It is built on the root خ·م·س. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

- Part of speech: Number
- Root: خ·م·س
- Level: A0

## Words from the root خ·م·س

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root خ·م·س with خَمْسَة; each opens its own entry.

- [خَامِس](https://fasaha.app/w/khamis) — khāmis, fifth (A1)

## How to read خَمْسَة, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- خ — خاء (khāʾ): kh, like the ch in Bach
- م — ميم (mīm): m
- س — سين (sīn): s
- ة — تاء مربوطة (tāʾ marbūṭa): a t at the end of a feminine word, read as a soft a when you pause

## Questions about خَمْسَة

### What is the root of خَمْسَة?

The root of خَمْسَة is خ·م·س. Words built on the same root include خَامِس (fifth).

### What level is خَمْسَة?

Fasaha first uses خَمْسَة at level A0, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)