kalam

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See also: kaļam, k̓a̱la̱m, and калам

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَلَام (kalām, literary speech).

Noun

kalam (uncountable)

  1. (Islam) Speculative theology.

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Further reading

Anagrams

Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkalam/,
  • Hyphenation: ka‧lam

Noun

kálam m 

  1. pen

References

  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Luo

Etymology

From Swahili kalamu.

Noun

kalam

  1. pen

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.lam/
  • Rhymes: -alam
  • Syllabification: ka‧lam

Verb

kalam

  1. first-person singular present of kalać

Sumerian

Romanization

kalam

  1. Romanization of 𒌦 (kalam)