جَاوءُوا خُمَاسَ

, and ↓ مَخْمَسَ, They came five and five; [or five and five together; or five at a time and five at a time;] (K, TA;) like as they say, ثُنَاءَ and مَثْنَى, and رُبَاعَ and مَرْبَعَ: (TA:) or, according to A 'Obeyd, not more than أُحَادَ and ثُنَاءَ and ثُلَاثَ and رُبَاعَ has been heard, except عُشَارَ occurring in a verse of El-Kumeyt. (TA in article عشر.)