"kalam" meaning in All languages combined

See kalam on Wiktionary

Noun [Afar]

IPA: /ˈkalam/, [ˈkʌlʌm] Forms: kálam [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam). Etymology templates: {{bor|aa|ar|قَلَم}} Arabic قَلَم (qalam) Head templates: {{head|aa|noun|g=m|head=kálam}} kálam m, {{aa-noun|kálam|g=m}} kálam m
  1. pen Categories (topical): Writing instruments
    Sense id: en-kalam-aa-noun-4hprDLGT Categories (other): Afar entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic كَلَام (kalām, “literary speech”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ar|كَلَام|t=literary speech|tr=kalām}} Borrowed from Arabic كَلَام (kalām, “literary speech”), {{root|en|ar|ك ل م}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kalam (uncountable)
  1. (Islam) Speculative theology. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Islam Related terms: mutakallim

Noun [Luo]

Etymology: From Swahili kalamu. Etymology templates: {{bor|luo|sw|kalamu}} Swahili kalamu Head templates: {{head|luo|noun}} kalam
  1. pen
    Sense id: en-kalam-luo-noun-4hprDLGT Categories (other): Luo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Polish]

IPA: /ˈka.lam/
Rhymes: -alam Head templates: {{head|pl|verb form}} kalam
  1. first-person singular present of kalać Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular Form of: kalać
    Sense id: en-kalam-pl-verb-75Zgfle3 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Proto-Dravidian]

Head templates: {{head|dra-pro|noun}} *kalam
  1. boat Tags: reconstruction Synonyms: *kappal, *ampi
    Sense id: en-kalam-dra-pro-noun-Jc20bY0h Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Dravidian entries with incorrect language header

Romanization [Sumerian]

Head templates: {{head|sux|romanization|head=}} kalam, {{sux-rom}} kalam
  1. Romanization of 𒌦 (kalam) Tags: alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: 𒌦 (extra: kalam)
    Sense id: en-kalam-sux-romanization-O-T9adh1 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Sumerian entries with incorrect language header, Sumerian romanizations
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tcy",
            "2": "ಕರ"
          },
          "expansion": "Tulu: ಕರ (kara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tulu: ಕರ (kara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "కలము"
          },
          "expansion": "Telugu: కలము (kalamu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Telugu: కలము (kalamu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sa",
            "2": "कला",
            "3": "कलश",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sanskrit: कला (kalā), कलश (kalaśa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sanskrit: कला (kalā), कलश (kalaśa)"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dra-pro",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "*kalam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Dravidian",
  "lang_code": "dra-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kalam",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Dravidian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Dravidian lemmas",
        "Proto-Dravidian nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boat",
          "boat"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*kappal"
        },
        {
          "word": "*ampi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kalam"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sux",
        "2": "romanization",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kalam",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kalam",
      "name": "sux-rom"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sumerian",
  "lang_code": "sux",
  "pos": "romanization",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "kalam",
          "word": "𒌦"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sumerian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sumerian non-lemma forms",
        "Sumerian romanizations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Romanization of 𒌦 (kalam)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "𒌦",
          "𒌦#Sumerian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kalam"
}

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