كلم

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See also: کلم, and ك ل م

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ك ل م (k l m)
12 terms

Verb

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كَلَّمَ (kallama) II (non-past يُكَلِّمُ (yukallimu), verbal noun تَكْلِيم (taklīm) or كَلَام (kalām))

  1. (transitive) to speak, to talk, to address
    لَا أُكَلِّمُهُ آخِرَ الدَّهْرِ
    ʔukallimuhu ʔāḵira d-dahri
    I will not speak to him to the end of time
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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From the root ك ل م (k-l-m) in its original sense, "to use one's jaw", "to bite", "to chew". Compare Akkadian 𒄴 (kalmatu, insect, bug).

Noun

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كَلْم (kalmm (plural كُلُوم (kulūm) or كِلَام (kilām))

  1. bite, bitemark
  2. wound, cut, slash
Declension
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Noun

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كَلِم (kalimpl

  1. plural of كَلِمَة (kalima)

References

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ك ل م
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic كَلَّمَ (kallama).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kal.lam/, [ˈkal.lam]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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كلّم (kallam) II (present بكلّم (bikallem))

  1. to call (someone)
    Synonym: رنّ (rann)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of كلّم (kallam)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m كلّمت (kallamt) كلّمت (kallamt) كلّم (kallam) كلّمنا (kallamna) كلّمتو (kallamtu) كلّمو (kallamu)
f كلّمتي (kallamti) كلّمت (kallamat)
present m بكلّم (bakallem) بتكلّم (bitkallem) بكلّم (bikallem) منكلّم (minkallem) بتكلّمو (bitkallmu) بكلّمو (bikallmu)
f بتكلّمي (bitkallmi) بتكلّم (bitkallem)
subjunctive m اكلّم (akallem) تكلّم (tkallem) يكلّم (ykallem) نكلّم (nkallem) تكلّمو (tkallmu) يكلّمو (ykallmu)
f تكلّمي (tkallmi) تكلّم (tkallem)
imperative m كلّم (kallem) كلّمو (kallmu)
f كلّمي (kallmi)