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^[1], volume 109, page 291