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khums

khums noun: a Shi'ite tax of one-fifth of various profits (e.g. one's surplus income, or business profits). Also the plural of khum.

Noun

khums (uncountable)

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

Also used as

khums is also the plural of khum.

Origin of khums

From Arabic خُمْس (ḵums, “fifth”).

Questions about khums

What does khums mean?
Khums means a Shi'ite tax of one-fifth of various profits (e.g. one's surplus income, or business profits).
What part of speech is khums?
Khums is a noun.

Words near khums in the dictionary

  1. Khumanthem
  2. Khumbongmayum
  3. Khumbu
  4. Khumbu cough
  5. Khumomba
  6. khums
  7. Khumujam
  8. Khumukcham
  9. Khun
  10. Khundongbam
  11. Khundrakpam

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