kalima

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noun

the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith): لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ (lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāhu muḥammadun rasūlu llāhi) "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."

OriginArabic كَلِمَة →
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Meanings

nounkalima (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIslamthe formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith): لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ (lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāhu muḥammadun rasūlu llāhi) "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."

Origin

  1. Arabicكَلِمَة
  2. Arabicكَلِمَة
  3. Englishkalima

Borrowed from Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima, “word”).

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Translations

Bengali কলমা, কলিমা
  • কলমা (koloma)the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)
  • কলিমা (kolima)the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)
Hindi कलमा
  • कलमा (kalmā)the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)
Russian кали́ма, калима́
  • кали́ма (kalíma)the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)
  • калима́ (kalimá)the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith)

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MalikakalmiaKamaliKalamimakilakaimal
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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