"galam" meaning in Afar

See galam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡaˈlam/, [ɡʌˈlʌm]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam). Etymology templates: {{bor|aa|ar|قَلَم}} Arabic قَلَم (qalam) Head templates: {{head|aa|noun|g=m|head=galám}} galám m, {{aa-noun|galám|g=m}} galám m Forms: galám [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], galám [absolutive], galáma [predicative], galám [subjective], galám [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], galámal [l-case], galámak [k-case], galámat [t-case], galámah [h-case], kalám [alternative]
  1. pen Categories (topical): Writing instruments
    Sense id: en-galam-aa-noun-4hprDLGT Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 36 25 23 16
  2. pencil Synonyms (pencil): bilsím, rusástu
    Sense id: en-galam-aa-noun-E4CWaPtD Disambiguation of 'pencil': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡaˈlam/, [ɡʌˈlʌm]
Etymology: From galamé (“jump around uncontrollably”). Head templates: {{head|aa|noun|g=m|head=galám}} galám m, {{aa-noun|galám|g=m}} galám m Forms: galám [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], galám [absolutive], galáma [predicative], galám [subjective], galám [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], galámal [l-case], galámak [k-case], galámat [t-case], galámah [h-case]
  1. act of jumping uncontrollably
    Sense id: en-galam-aa-noun-yKi7jMlm Categories (other): Afar entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Afar entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 66 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 5 5 71 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 80 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɡaˈlam/, [ɡʌˈlʌm] Forms: galám [canonical]
Etymology: From galamé (“jump around uncontrollably”). Head templates: {{head|aa|verb form|head=galám}} galám
  1. imperative singular of galamé Tags: form-of, imperative, singular Form of: galamé
    Sense id: en-galam-aa-verb-3zYZyOB7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "2": "ar",
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        "predicative"
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      "tags": [
        "subjective"
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "galámal",
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      "tags": [
        "l-case"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galámak",
      "source": "declension",
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        "k-case"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "t-case"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "h-case"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kalám",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "sense": "pencil",
          "word": "bilsím"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "sense": "pencil",
          "word": "rusástu"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ɡaˈlam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡʌˈlʌm]"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "form": "galámak",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "galámat",
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      "form": "galámah",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "galám",
        "g": "m"
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      "expansion": "galám m",
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  ],
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    "ga‧lam"
  ],
  "lang": "Afar",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "2 2 66 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afar entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "3 3 80 13",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        "act of jumping uncontrollably"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "jump",
          "jump"
        ],
        [
          "uncontrollably",
          "uncontrollably"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡaˈlam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡʌˈlʌm]"
    }
  ],
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}

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      ]
    }
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          "galamé",
          "galame#Afar"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/ɡaˈlam/"
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      "ipa": "[ɡʌˈlʌm]"
    }
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}
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      "form": "galám",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "galámal",
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      ]
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      "form": "galámak",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "galámat",
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  "lang": "Afar",
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      "glosses": [
        "pen"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "pencil"
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        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ɡaˈlam/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɡʌˈlʌm]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "pencil",
      "word": "bilsím"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pencil",
      "word": "rusástu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "galam"
}

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galámak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "k-case"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galámat",
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        "t-case"
      ]
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      "form": "galámah",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "h-case"
      ]
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        "1": "galám",
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "act of jumping uncontrollably"
      ],
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        ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡaˈlam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡʌˈlʌm]"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "imperative singular of galamé"
      ],
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        [
          "galamé",
          "galame#Afar"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡaˈlam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡʌˈlʌm]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "galam"
}

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