kelem

See also: kelèm

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کلم (kalam)

Noun

kelem ?

1. cabbage

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ceˈlem/
• Hyphenation: ke‧lem

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كلم (kelem, “cabbage”), from Classical Persian کلم (kalam, “cabbage”), ultimately from Ancient Greek κράμβη (krámbē, “cabbage”).

Noun

kelem (definite accusative kelemi, plural kelemler)

1. synonym of lahana (“cabbage”)

Declension

Declension of kelem

singular plural nominative kelem kelemler definite accusative kelemi kelemleri dative keleme kelemlere locative kelemde kelemlerde ablative kelemden kelemlerden genitive kelemin kelemlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular kelemim kelemlerim 2nd singular kelemin kelemlerin 3rd singular kelemi kelemleri 1st plural kelemimiz kelemlerimiz 2nd plural keleminiz kelemleriniz 3rd plural kelemleri kelemleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular kelemimi kelemlerimi 2nd singular kelemini kelemlerini 3rd singular kelemini kelemlerini 1st plural kelemimizi kelemlerimizi 2nd plural keleminizi kelemlerinizi 3rd plural kelemlerini kelemlerini dative singular plural 1st singular kelemime kelemlerime 2nd singular kelemine kelemlerine 3rd singular kelemine kelemlerine 1st plural kelemimize kelemlerimize 2nd plural keleminize kelemlerinize 3rd plural kelemlerine kelemlerine locative singular plural 1st singular kelemimde kelemlerimde 2nd singular keleminde kelemlerinde 3rd singular keleminde kelemlerinde 1st plural kelemimizde kelemlerimizde 2nd plural keleminizde kelemlerinizde 3rd plural kelemlerinde kelemlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular kelemimden kelemlerimden 2nd singular keleminden kelemlerinden 3rd singular keleminden kelemlerinden 1st plural kelemimizden kelemlerimizden 2nd plural keleminizden kelemlerinizden 3rd plural kelemlerinden kelemlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular kelemimin kelemlerimin 2nd singular keleminin kelemlerinin 3rd singular keleminin kelemlerinin 1st plural kelemimizin kelemlerimizin 2nd plural keleminizin kelemlerinizin 3rd plural kelemlerinin kelemlerinin

Derived terms

• kelem dolması

Further reading

• “kelem”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “kelem”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “kelem1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2530

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kelem (definite accusative kelemyi, plural kelemler)

1. alternative form of kalem (“pen, pencil”)

Declension

Declension of kelem

singular plural nominative kelem kelemler definite accusative kelemyi kelemleri dative kelemye kelemlere locative kelemde kelemlerde ablative kelemden kelemlerden genitive kelemnin kelemlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular kelemm kelemlerim 2nd singular kelemn kelemlerin 3rd singular kelemsi kelemleri 1st plural kelemmiz kelemlerimiz 2nd plural kelemniz kelemleriniz 3rd plural kelemleri kelemleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular kelemmi kelemlerimi 2nd singular kelemni kelemlerini 3rd singular kelemsini kelemlerini 1st plural kelemmizi kelemlerimizi 2nd plural kelemnizi kelemlerinizi 3rd plural kelemlerini kelemlerini dative singular plural 1st singular kelemme kelemlerime 2nd singular kelemne kelemlerine 3rd singular kelemsine kelemlerine 1st plural kelemmize kelemlerimize 2nd plural kelemnize kelemlerinize 3rd plural kelemlerine kelemlerine locative singular plural 1st singular kelemmde kelemlerimde 2nd singular kelemnde kelemlerinde 3rd singular kelemsinde kelemlerinde 1st plural kelemmizde kelemlerimizde 2nd plural kelemnizde kelemlerinizde 3rd plural kelemlerinde kelemlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular kelemmden kelemlerimden 2nd singular kelemnden kelemlerinden 3rd singular kelemsinden kelemlerinden 1st plural kelemmizden kelemlerimizden 2nd plural kelemnizden kelemlerinizden 3rd plural kelemlerinden kelemlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular kelemmin kelemlerimin 2nd singular kelemnin kelemlerinin 3rd singular kelemsinin kelemlerinin 1st plural kelemmizin kelemlerimizin 2nd plural kelemnizin kelemlerinizin 3rd plural kelemlerinin kelemlerinin

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “kelem2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2530