kalam
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic كَلَام (kalām, “literary speech”).
=== Noun ===
kalam (uncountable)
(Islam) Speculative theology.
==== Related terms ====
mutakallim
=== Further reading ===
kalam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
=== Anagrams ===
Kamal, Kamâl, Malak, Malka, kamal
== Afar ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kaˈlam/ [kʌˈlʌm]
Hyphenation: ka‧lam
=== Noun ===
kalám m
alternative form of galám
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
== Chavacano ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Hiligaynon kalam.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kaˈlam/, [kaˈlãm]
Hyphenation: ka‧lam
=== Verb ===
kalám
(Cotabateño, Zamboangueño, man-type verb) to tickle
Synonyms: (Cotabateño, Zamboangueño) kitik, (Caviteño, Ternateño) kaliti
== Indonesian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkalam/ [ˈka.lam]
Rhymes: -alam
Syllabification: ka‧lam
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Arabic كَلَام (kalām, “discourse; talking, speaking”).
==== Noun ====
kalam (plural kalam-kalam)
(Islam) kalam: the scholastic, speculative, or rational study of Islamic theology (aqida).
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Inherited from Malay kalam, from Arabic قَلَم (qalam, “pen”), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”).
==== Noun ====
kalam (plural kalam-kalam)
calamus, quill
style, stylus (sharp stick for writing)
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 3 ===
Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
==== Noun ====
kalam (plural kalam-kalam)
(archaic) male genital
=== Etymology 4 ===
Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].
==== Noun ====
kalam (plural kalam-kalam)
mixture of black sand with washed gold.
=== Further reading ===
“kalam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Luo ==
=== Etymology ===
From Swahili kalamu.
=== Noun ===
kalam
pen
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic قلم
=== Noun ===
kalam (plural kalam-kalam or kalam2)
pen
==== Descendants ====
Indonesian: kalam
== Polish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈka.lam/
Rhymes: -alam
Syllabification: ka‧lam
=== Verb ===
kalam
first-person singular present of kalać
== Sumerian ==
=== Romanization ===
kalam
romanization of 𒌦 (kalam)