كلمة

See also: کلمه‎ and کلمہ‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the 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))

(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.
(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 quote)

Declension

Declension of noun كَلِمَة (kalima)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	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
Plural	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).

Noun

كلمة • (kilma) f (plural كلام‎)

word

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة‎ (kalima).

Pronunciation

(Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /kɪl.mə/

Noun

كلمة • (kilma) f (plural كلمات‎ (kilmāt))

(grammar) word
‏شنو سپلنق كلمة "گربه" بالايراني؟‎‎
ʃinu spiling kilmat "gorbeh" bil-īrāni?
What is the spelling of the word "gorbeh" in Persian?
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))

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))

word
promise

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ل م‎

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))

word