قلما

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قلما^¹

/qal.la.maː/

Where it comes from

From قَلَّ (qalla) + مَا (mā).

adverb قَلَّمَا · qallamā

rarely, seldom
Similar: قَلِيلًا مَا, قَلِيلًا, نَادِرًا مَا, نَادِرًا · Opposite: طَالَمَا

قلما^²

/qa.la.man/

noun قَلَمًا · qalaman

accusative, indefinite, singular indefinite accusative singular of قَلَم (qalam)
accusative, adverbial adverbial accusative of قَلَم (qalam)

adverb قَلَمًا · qalaman

with the pen, in writing, in written form

In English

rarely not occurring at a regular interval

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قلما},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}