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5հինգ

Armenian numbers

How to say five (5) in Armenian

Five (5) in Armenian is հինգ, pronounced hing.

Romanization:
hing

Five in use

  • Հինգ տարեկան եմ։
    Hing tarekan em.
    I'm 5 years old.
  • Ժամը հինգն է։
    Zhamə hingn e.
    It's 5 o'clock.
  • հինգ խնձոր
    hing khndzor
    5 apples

After a number, an Armenian noun stays singular: հինգ խնձոր is literally “5 apple”.

Good to know

Its ordinal adds -երորդ: հինգերորդ. Only 1st to 4th have their own words.

Numbers built from 5

  • 5հինգhing
  • 15տասնհինգtasnhing
  • 50հիսունhisun
  • 500հինգ հարյուրhing haryur
  • 5,000հինգ հազարhing hazar

5 in Armenian letters

Before Arabic digits, Armenians wrote numbers with letters: every letter of Mesrop Mashtots' alphabet had a value. 5 is written Ե — you still see it on clock faces, in church calendars and in chapter numbers.

Questions

How do you say five in Armenian?

Five is հինգ, pronounced hing.

How do you say “5th” in Armenian?

The ordinal is հինգերորդ (hingerord).

How is 5 written in Armenian letters?

In the classical system it is Ե. Everyday Armenian uses ordinary digits: 5.

Do Armenian nouns take the plural after five?

No. After any number the noun stays singular: հինգ խնձոր — “5 apple”.

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