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- Arabic · derived fromخُمْس“fifth”
- English todaykhums
From Arabic خُمْس (ḵums, “fifth”).
Words from the same roots
Arabicخُمْس all →
khoums
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
khums
Today it means: A Shi'ite tax of one-fifth of various profits (e.g. one's surplus income, or business profits). Full definition →
Arabic خُمْس