كلمة

See also: کلمه‎ and کلمہ‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ل م‎ (k-l-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.li.ma/

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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]
   • 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)

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

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

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة‎ (kalima).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kil.ma/

Noun

كلمة • (kilma) f (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

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”)