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كَلِمَة
word /ˈka.li.ma/
nounA1#286 most common
Also: statement, remark, say-so (one's influence), the Word (religious sense)
Example sentences
هَذِهِ كَلِمَة جَدِيدَة.
This is a new word.
مَا مَعْنَى هَٰذِهِ الْكَلِمَة؟
What does this word mean?
لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ نُطْقَ هَٰذِهِ الْكَلِمَة بِشَكْلٍ صَحِيح.
I can't pronounce this word correctly.
كَلِمَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْكَ تَكْفِي لِتَغْيِيرِ رَأْيِهِ.
One word from you is enough to change his mind.
لَمْ يَنْبِسْ بِكَلِمَةٍ طَوَالَ الِاجْتِمَاع.
He did not utter a word throughout the meeting.
فِي الْبَدْءِ كَانَتِ الْكَلِمَةُ، وَالْكَلِمَةُ كَانَتْ عِنْدَ اللَّه.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كَلِمَةٌ | كَلِمَاتٌ |
| Genitive | كَلِمَةٍ | كَلِمَاتٍ |
| Accusative | كَلِمَةً | كَلِمَاتٍ |
| Vocative | كَلِمَةُ | كَلِمَاتُ |
Word family
كَلَام (kalām)speech, talk
تَكَلَّمَ (takallama)to speak
كَلَّمَ (kallama)to speak to, address
مُتَكَلِّم (mutakallim)speaker; first person (grammar)
كَلِمَات (kalimāt)words; song lyrics
Etymology
كَلِمَة comes from the Semitic root k-l-m, which links the ideas of speaking and wounding. The same root gives kalām, meaning speech, and the verb kallama, to address someone. The feminine ending marks a single unit, so a kalima is one piece of speech, that is, a word.
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