كلمة

See also: کلمه and کلمہ

Arabic

Root
ك ل م (k l m)
12 terms

Etymology

From the root ك ل م (k l m). The Christian meaning is Semantic loan from Koine Greek λόγος (lógos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.li.ma/

• Audio:

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  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /kilma/

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 [from 8th century]

   Synonym: حَرْف (ḥarf) (obsolete)

   • 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)

3. (Christianity, with definite article) The Word, Logos.
   • John 1:1, Van Dyck version

     فِي الْبَدْءِ كَانَ الْكَلِمَةُ

     fī l-badʔi kāna al-kalimatu

     In the beginning was the Word

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

• كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ يُرَادُ بِهَا بَاطِلٌ (kalimatu ḥaqqin yurādu bihā bāṭilun)

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: كلمة (kilma)
• Gulf Arabic: كلمة (kilma)
• Hijazi Arabic: كلمة (kilma)
• Maltese: kelma
• Moroccan Arabic: كلمة (kalma)
• → Azerbaijani: kəlmə, kəlimə
• → Hausa: kalmā̀
• → Indonesian: kalimat
• → Malay: kalimah
• → Maranao: kalima
• → Northern Kurdish: kelîme
• → Swahili: kalima
• → Ottoman Turkish: كلمه (kelime)
  • Turkish: kelime
• → Persian: کَلَمِه (kalame)
• → Tajik: калима (kalima)
• → Urdu: کلمہ
• → Uyghur: كەلىمە (kelime)
• → Uzbek: kalima

Anagrams

• ملكة, لكمة

Chadian Arabic

Root
ك ل م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima).

Noun

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

1. word

References

• Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 76

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kil.ma/, [ˈkelmæ]

Noun

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

1. (grammar) word

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /kɪl.mə/

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

• IPA^(key): /kil.ma/

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

• IPA^(key): /kal.ma/

Noun

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

1. word
2. promise

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمة (kalima).

Noun

كلمة • (kilme) f (dual كلمتين (kilimtayn), plural كلمات (kilmāt))

1. word

Usage notes

• The dual is used in the sense of “a couple of words”, “a couple of things”:

  رح قللك كلمتين. ― raḥ ʔill-lak kilimtayn ― I’ll tell you a couple of words.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ل م
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kil.me/, [ˈkɪl.me]
• IPA^(key): /kil.ma/, [ˈkɪl.ma]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Noun

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

1. word

See also

• كلام (kalām, “words, talk”)