Arabic vocabulary
كَلِمَةَthe word
How to say “the word” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وَيَسْمَعُ مِنْهُ الْكَلِمَةَ الْحَكِيمَةَ فَيَعْجَبُ مِنْهُ
He hears the wise word from him and is amazed by him.
الْكَلِمَةَ — the word. A definite noun with 'al-' (the), in the object form as what is heard. The article marks it as a specific 'word/saying', and the adjective right after it will agree with it. Its object ending shows it is what the verb 'hears' acts on.
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