خُمَاسَ
Root: خمس
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خُمَاسَ
, and
, They came five and five; [or five and five together; or five at a time and five at a time;] like as they say, ثُنَآءَ and مَثْنَى, and رُبَاعَ and مَرْبَعَ: or, accord. to A 'Obeyd, not more than أُحَادَ and ثُنَآءَ and ثُلَاثَ and رُبَاعَ has been heard, except عُشَارَ occurring in a verse of El-Kumeyt. (TA in art. عشر.)
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