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تَكَلُّم
speaking /taˈkallum/
nounB1#1973 most common
Also: talking, the act of speech, utterance
Example sentences
التَّكَلُّم مُهِمّ.
Speaking is important.
أُحِبُّ التَّكَلُّم مَعَ أَصْدِقائي.
I like talking with my friends.
التَّكَلُّم بِالعَرَبِيَّة لَيْسَ سَهْلاً في البِدايَة.
Speaking Arabic is not easy at first.
طَريقَةُ تَكَلُّمِهِ تَدُلُّ عَلى ثِقَتِهِ بِنَفْسِهِ.
His way of speaking shows his self-confidence.
يُعَدُّ التَّكَلُّم أَمامَ الجُمْهورِ مَهارَةً تَحْتاجُ إِلى تَدْريبٍ طَويل.
Public speaking is a skill that needs long training.
إِنَّ إِتْقانَ فَنِّ التَّكَلُّم يَتَطَلَّبُ سَنَواتٍ مِن المُمارَسَةِ والصَّبْر.
Mastering the art of speaking requires years of practice and patience.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَكَلُّمٌ | تَكَلُّماتٌ |
| Genitive | تَكَلُّمٍ | تَكَلُّماتٍ |
| Accusative | تَكَلُّماً | تَكَلُّماتٍ |
| Vocative | يا تَكَلُّمُ | يا تَكَلُّماتُ |
Word family
تَكَلَّمَto speak, to talk
مُتَكَلِّمspeaker; first person (grammar)
كَلامspeech, talkكَلِمةword
مُكالَمةconversation, phone call
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the Form V verb تَكَلَّمَ, "to speak." It is built on the triliteral Semitic root ك-ل-م, which carries the sense of words and speech, as in كَلِمة (word) and كَلام (speech). The Form V pattern تَفَعُّل names the act itself: the doing of speech.
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