ḫamšat

Akkadian
Akkadian numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: ḫamšat
    Ordinal: ḫamšum
    Multiplier: ḫamšīšu
    Fractional: ḫamuštum

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḫamš- (“five”). Cognate with Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa) and Biblical Hebrew חֲמִשָּׁה (ḥămiššɔ).

Pronunciation

Numeral

ḫamšat m (feminine absolute ḫamiš, masculine free form ḫamištum, feminine free form ḫamšum)

  1. five, 5
    𒄿𒈾 𒈨𒌈 𒐊 ― i-na me-tum IA₂ /ina mêtum ḫamšat/ ― five per cent (literally, “five in a hundred”)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄩𒄠𒊭𒀜 (ḫa-am-ša-at)
  • 𒄩𒈪𒅖 (ḫa-mi-iš) (f)

References
  • “ḫamiš”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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