kalima

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”).

Translations

the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)

• Bengali: কলমা (koloma), কলিমা (kolima)
• Hindi: कलमा (hi) m (kalmā)
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• Russian: кали́ма (ru) f (kalíma), калима́ (ru) f (kalimá)

Anagrams

• Kalami, Malika, kalmia, kamila, makila

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Cebuano

Cebuano adverbial nos.
(shortened from)

5	Previous:	kaupat
	Next:	kaunom

Alternative forms

• (full form): makalima

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.

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.li.ˈma/

Noun

kalima

1. one fifth