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الكلام

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns speech, words, and communication. It extends to related concepts like eloquence, discourse, and even the divine word. Metaphorically, it can also refer to wounds.

Derived headwords

الكلامnoun
  1. 1.
    speechboth

    Spoken words, discourse, or utterance. It can also refer to something self-sufficient.

  2. 2.
    hard groundclassical

    Rough or hard land, specifically mentioned with a dammah.

  3. 3.
    a place nameclassical

    A specific location in Tabaristan.

الكلمةnoun
  1. 1.
    wordboth

    A single unit of language, a term, or an utterance.

  2. 2.
    poemclassical

    A lengthy piece of poetry, a qasida.

كلمverb
  1. 1.
    to woundboth

    To inflict a wound upon someone.

تكلمverb
  1. 1.
    to speakboth

    To engage in speech, to talk, or to converse.

تكالماverb
  1. 1.
    to speak to each otherclassical

    Two people speaking to each other after a period of estrangement or silence.

تكليماnoun
  1. 1.
    speakingboth

    The act of speaking, used as a verbal noun.

كلاماnoun
  1. 1.
    speakingboth

    The act of speaking, used as a verbal noun.

تكلماnoun
  1. 1.
    speakingboth

    The act of speaking, used as a verbal noun.

تكلاماnoun
  1. 1.
    speakingboth

    The act of speaking, used as a verbal noun.

الكلمة الباقيةnoun
  1. 1.
    the enduring wordclassical

    Specifically refers to the declaration of monotheism (Tawhid).

عيسى كلمة اللهname
  1. 1.
    Jesus, the word of Godclassical

    A designation for Jesus, referring to his divine origin and miraculous creation.

رجل تكلامةadjective
  1. 1.
    eloquent manclassical

    A man who is skilled and eloquent in his speech.

رجل تكلامadjective
  1. 1.
    eloquent manclassical

    A man who is skilled and eloquent in his speech.

كلمانيadjective
  1. 1.
    eloquentclassical

    Describing someone who is good and eloquent in speech.

  2. 2.
    talkativeclassical

    Describing someone who speaks a lot.

الكلمnoun
  1. 1.
    woundboth

    An injury, a physical wound.

مكلومadjective
  1. 1.
    woundedboth

    One who has been wounded or injured.

كليمadjective
  1. 1.
    woundedboth

    One who has been wounded or injured.

Parallel reading

الكلام: القول، أو ما كان مكتفيا بنفسه
Speech: utterance, or that which is self-sufficient.
والكلمة: اللفظة
And the word: the utterance.
والقصيدة ج: كلم
And the poem, its plural is 'kilm'.
وعيسى كلمة الله
And Jesus is the Word of God.
لأنه انتفع به وبكلامه
Because he benefited from him and from his speech.
أو لأنه كان بكلمة "كن" من غير أب
Or because he was by the word 'Be' without a father.
ورجل تكلامة وتكلام... جيد الكلام فصيحه
And a man 'taklamah' and 'taklam'... eloquent in his speech, fluent.
أو كلماني. كثير الكلام
Or 'kalmani'. Much speaking.
والكلم: الجرح
And 'alkalm': the wound.
وكلمه تكليما وكلاما
And he wounded him, 'takliman' and 'kalaman'.
وتكلم تكلما وتكلاما: تحدث
And 'takallama' 'takalluman' and 'takalaman': to speak.
وتكالما: تحدثا بعد تهاجر
And 'takalama': they spoke to each other after estrangement.
وكلمه يكلمه وكلمه: جرحه
And he wounded him, 'yuklimuhu' and 'yuklimuhu': he injured him.
فهو مكلوم وكليم
So he is 'maklum' and 'kalim'.