كلم

See also: کلم and ك ل م

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ك ل م (k-l-m).

Verb

كَلَّمَ (kallama) II, non-past يُكَلِّمُ‎ (yukallimu)

  1. to speak, to talk, to address
    لَا أُكَلِّمُهُ آخِرَ الدَّهْرِ
    ʾukallimuhu ʾāḵira d-dahri
    I will not speak to him to the end of time
Conjugation

Etymology 2

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

كَلْم (kalm) m (plural كُلُوم (kulūm) or كِلَام (kilām))

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

Noun

كَلِم (kalim) pl

  1. plural of كلمَة

References

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