كلمة

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See also: کلمهand کلمہ

Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ك ل م(k-l-m).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.li.ma/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

كَلِمَة (kalimaf (plural كَلِمَات(kalimāt) or كَلِم(kalim))

  1. (countable) speech, utterance, statement
    Synonym: قَوْل(qawl)
    أَلْقَى كَلِمَةً‎‎ ― ʔalqā kalimatanHe 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]
    • 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)

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Egyptian Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic كَلِمَة(kalima).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kil.ma/, [ˈkelmæ]

Noun[edit]

كلمة (kilmaf (plural كلام(kalām))

  1. (grammar) word

Gulf Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic كَلِمَة(kalima).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

كلمة (kilmaf (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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic كَلِمَة(kalima).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

كلمة (kilmaf (plural كلمات(kilmāt))

  1. word

Moroccan Arabic[edit]

Root
ك ل م
1 term

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic كَلِمَة(kalima).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

كلمة (kalmaf (plural كلمات(kalmāt))

  1. word
  2. promise

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ك ل م
3 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic كَلِمَة(kalima).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

كلمة (kilmef (plural كلمات(kalimāt))

  1. word

See also[edit]

كلام(kalām, words, talk)