كلم

العربية

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كلم^¹

/kal.la.ma/

verb كَلَّمَ · kallama · يُكَلِّمُ · تَكْلِيم · كَلَام

transitive to speak, to talk, to address لَا أُكَلِّمُهُ آخِرَ الدَّهْرِ

كلم^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 كَلْم · kalm · كُلُوم · كِلَام · الْكَلْم

bite, bitemark
wound, cut, slash

noun كَلِم · kalim

plural plural of كَلِمَة (kalima)

كلم^³

symbol klm

abbreviation abbreviation of كِيلُومِتْر (kīlūmitr, “kilometre”), km

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كلم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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