كلمة

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See also: کلمه and کلمہ

Arabic

Root
ك ل م (k-l-m)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.li.ma/
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Noun

كَلِمَة • (kalima) f (plural كَلِمَات (kalimāt) or كَلِم (kalim))

  1. (countable) speech, utterance, statement
    Synonym: قَوْل (qawl)
    أَلْقَى كَلِمَةً ― ʔalqā kalimatan ― He gave a speech.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 14:26:
      وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ ٱجْتُثَّتْ مِنْ فَوْقِ الْأَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِنْ قَرَارٍ
      wa-maṯalu kalimatin ḵabīṯatin ka-šajaratin ḵabīṯatin ijtuṯṯat min fawqi l-ʔarḍi mā lahā min qarārin
      And the parable of an evil word is as an evil tree pulled up from the earth's surface; it has no stability.
  2. (grammar) word
    • Ibn Malik
      كَلَامُنَا لَفْظٌ مُفِيدٌ كَٱسْتَقِمْ / وَٱسْمٌ وَفِعْلٌ ثُمَّ حَرْفٌ ٱلْكَلِمْ
      kalāmunā lafẓun mufīdun kastaqim / wasmun wafiʕlun ṯumma ḥarfun l-kalim
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noun كَلِمَة (kalima)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَلِمَة
kalima 		الْكَلِمَة
al-kalima 		كَلِمَة
kalimat
Nominative كَلِمَةٌ
kalimatun 		الْكَلِمَةُ
al-kalimatu 		كَلِمَةُ
kalimatu
Accusative كَلِمَةً
kalimatan 		الْكَلِمَةَ
al-kalimata 		كَلِمَةَ
kalimata
Genitive كَلِمَةٍ
kalimatin 		الْكَلِمَةِ
al-kalimati 		كَلِمَةِ
kalimati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَلِمَتَيْن
kalimatayn 		الْكَلِمَتَيْن
al-kalimatayn 		كَلِمَتَيْ
kalimatay
Nominative كَلِمَتَانِ
kalimatāni 		الْكَلِمَتَانِ
al-kalimatāni 		كَلِمَتَا
kalimatā
Accusative كَلِمَتَيْنِ
kalimatayni 		الْكَلِمَتَيْنِ
al-kalimatayni 		كَلِمَتَيْ
kalimatay
Genitive كَلِمَتَيْنِ
kalimatayni 		الْكَلِمَتَيْنِ
al-kalimatayni 		كَلِمَتَيْ
kalimatay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَلِمَات‎; كَلِم
kalimāt‎; kalim 		الْكَلِمَات‎; الْكَلِم
al-kalimāt‎; al-kalim 		كَلِمَات‎; كَلِم
kalimāt‎; kalim
Nominative كَلِمَاتٌ‎; كَلِمٌ
kalimātun‎; kalimun 		الْكَلِمَاتُ‎; الْكَلِمُ
al-kalimātu‎; al-kalimu 		كَلِمَاتُ‎; كَلِمُ
kalimātu‎; kalimu
Accusative كَلِمَاتٍ‎; كَلِمًا
kalimātin‎; kaliman 		الْكَلِمَاتِ‎; الْكَلِمَ
al-kalimāti‎; al-kalima 		كَلِمَاتِ‎; كَلِمَ
kalimāti‎; kalima
Genitive كَلِمَاتٍ‎; كَلِمٍ
kalimātin‎; kalimin 		الْكَلِمَاتِ‎; الْكَلِمِ
al-kalimāti‎; al-kalimi 		كَلِمَاتِ‎; كَلِمِ
kalimāti‎; kalimi

Derived terms

Descendants

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima).

Pronunciation

Noun

كلمة • (kilma) f (plural كلام (kalām))

  1. (grammar) word

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima).

Pronunciation

Noun

كلمة • (kilma) f (plural كلمات (kilmāt))

  1. (grammar) word
    شنو سپلنق كلمة "گربه" بالايراني؟
    ʃinu spiling kilmat "gorbeh" bil-īrāni?
    What is the spelling of the word "gorbeh" in Persian?
  2. speech, saying, utterance
    كلمة امك فوق كلمة اي احد
    kilmat ummik fōg kilmat ay a7ad
    Your mother's word is above everyone else's

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ك ل م
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima).

Pronunciation

Noun

كلمة • (kilma) f (dual كِلمتين (kilmatēn), plural كلمات (kilmāt))

  1. word

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ك ل م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima).

Pronunciation

Noun

كلمة • (kalma) f (plural كلمات (kalmāt))

  1. word
  2. promise

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ل م
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima).

Pronunciation

Noun

كلمة • (kilme) f (plural كلمات (kalimāt))

  1. word

See also

كلام (kalām, “words, talk”)

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