Arabic edit

Root
ك ل م (k-l-m)

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle of the verb تَكَلَّمَ (takallama).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

مُتَكَلِّم (mutakallim) (feminine مُتَكَلِّمَة (mutakallima), masculine plural مُتَكَلِّمُونَ (mutakallimūna), feminine plural مُتَكَلِّمَات (mutakallimāt))

  1. active participle of تَكَلَّمَ (takallama).
  2. talking

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Noun edit

مُتَكَلِّم (mutakallimm (plural مُتَكَلِّمُون (mutakallimūn), feminine مُتَكَلِّمَة (mutakallima))

  1. spokesman, speaker (بِـ (bi-) for)
  2. (grammar) first person
  3. Muslim theologist

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