قلام

Arabic
Root
ق ل م (q-l-m)
قُلَّام – Suaeda aegyptiaca

Etymology

From قَلَم (qalam, “pen”), likening the foliage to writing instruments.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qul.laːm/

Noun

قُلَّام • (qullām) m

  1. seepweed (Suaeda spp.)
    Synonyms: مُلَّاح (mullāḥ), سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ), قَاقُلَّة (qāqulla)

Declension
Declension of noun قُلَّام (qullām)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُلَّام
qullām		 الْقُلَّام
al-qullām		 قُلَّام
qullām
Nominative قُلَّامٌ
qullāmun		 الْقُلَّامُ
al-qullāmu		 قُلَّامُ
qullāmu
Accusative قُلَّامًا
qullāman		 الْقُلَّامَ
al-qullāma		 قُلَّامَ
qullāma
Genitive قُلَّامٍ
qullāmin		 الْقُلَّامِ
al-qullāmi		 قُلَّامِ
qullāmi

Further reading
  • de Ridder, Jacob Jan, Zomer, Elyze (2019) “Botanical qaqullu(m)/qāqullā: A Halophyte Plant in Semitic Languages”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes‎, volume 109, page 291
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