كلام

See also: کلام

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ك ل م (k-l-m), cf. كَلَّمَ (kallama, “to speak”).

Noun

كَلَام • (kalām) m (usually uncountable)

1. talking, speaking
2. conversation, speech, talk, language
3. discussion, debate
4. dispute, controversy
5. words, word, saying
6. statement, remark
7. sentence, clause, phrase

Declension

Declension of noun كَلَام (kalām)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَام kalām	الْكَلَام al-kalām	كَلَام kalām
Nominative	كَلَامٌ kalāmun	الْكَلَامُ al-kalāmu	كَلَامُ kalāmu
Accusative	كَلَامًا kalāman	الْكَلَامَ al-kalāma	كَلَامَ kalāma
Genitive	كَلَامٍ kalāmin	الْكَلَامِ al-kalāmi	كَلَامِ kalāmi

Etymology 2

Noun

كِلَام • (kilām) m pl

1. plural of كَلْم (kalm)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic كَلَام (kalām).

Noun

كلام • (kelam)

1. talking

Descendants

• Turkish: kelam
• → Serbo-Croatian: kèlām / кѐла̄м

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ل م
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَلَام (kalām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.laːm/, [kaˈlæːm]

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Noun

كلام • (kalām) m

1. (uncountable) words, talk

See also

كلمة (kilme, “word”)