كلمة

See also: کلمه and کلمہ

Arabic
Root
ك ل م (k-l-m)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.li.ma/
  • Audio(file)
    • (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

Descendants

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
Root
ك ل م
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kil.ma/

Noun

كلمة • (kilma) f (dual كِلمتين (kilmatēn), 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”)

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