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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima, “word”)
Noun
kalima (uncountable)
- (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”).
Translations
the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)
Anagrams
Cebuano
Cebuano adverbial nos.
(shortened from)
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Etymology
From ka- (“short for maka-”) + lima (“five”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kal̪ima/
- Hyphenation: ka‧li‧ma
Adverb
kalima
- shortened form of makalima:
- (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
Noun
kalima (n class, plural kalima)
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Tagalog
Tagalog numbers (edit)
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50[a], [b], [c], [d]
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[a], [b], [c] ← 4
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5
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6 → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f], [g]
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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
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Etymology
Possibly from ikalima, from lima.
Pronunciation
Noun
kalimá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜋ)
- one fifth
Anagrams