*ḫmš: 'army'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḫamīs 'an army; an army having numerous weapons' (Lane 811)	Lane 811
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ḫms1 (SD 61)	SD 61	gloss withheld

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Lane 811 explains ḫamīs 'army' as 'consisting of five parts'; cf. 2749 *ḫVmVš- 'five'. SD 61 enters the Sabaic noun as H̱MS¹ II, apart from 'five'.

Updated 25 October 2026