khums

K5H4U1M3S1

noun

A Shi'ite tax of one-fifth of various profits (e.g. one's surplus income, or business profits).

OriginArabic خُمْس →
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Meanings

khums1

nounkhums (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIslamA Shi'ite tax of one-fifth of various profits (e.g. one's surplus income, or business profits).

khums2

noun
  1. pluralplural of khum.

Origin

  1. Arabicخُمْس“fifth”
  2. Englishkhums

From Arabic خُمْس (ḵums, “fifth”).

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