kalima

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See also: Kalima and калима

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima, word)

Noun

kalima (uncountable)

  1. (Islam) the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith): لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ (lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāhu muḥammadun rasūlu llāhi) "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."

Usage notes

The Quranist kalima may be as follows: لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ (lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāhu waḥdahu lā šarīka lahu, There is no deity but God, he hath no partners).

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Cebuano

Cebuano adverbial nos.
(shortened from)
5 Previous: kaupat
Next: kaunom

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ka- (short for maka-) +‎ lima (five).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kal̪ima/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧li‧ma

Adverb

kalima

  1. shortened form of makalima:
    1. (cardinal adverbial) five times
      Synonyms: maka-5, ka-5
      Kalima na siya naligo didto.He already swam there five times.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima, word).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

kalima (n class, plural kalima)

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Tagalog

Tagalog numbers (edit)
50[a], [b], [c], [d]
[a], [b], [c] ←  4 5 6  → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f], [g]
    Cardinal: lima
    Spanish cardinal: singko
    Ordinal: ikalima, panlima
    Spanish ordinal: kinto, kinta
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-5, pang-5
    Adverbial: makalima
    Multiplier: limang ibayo
    Distributive: tiglima, limahan, lima-lima
    Restrictive: lilima
    Fractional: kalima, sangkalima, ikalima, saikalima

Etymology

Possibly from ikalima, from lima.

Pronunciation

Noun

kalimá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜋ)

  1. one fifth

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