galam

See also: gaļām

Afar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam).

Alternative forms

• kalám

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlam/ [ɡʌˈlʌm]
• Hyphenation: ga‧lam

Noun

galám m 

1. pen
2. pencil

Declension

Declension of galám

absolutive galám predicative galáma subjective galám genitive galám Postpositioned forms l-case galámal k-case galámak t-case galámat h-case galámah

Synonyms

• (pencil): bilsím, rusástu

Etymology 2

From galamé (“jump around uncontrollably”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlam/ [ɡʌˈlʌm]
• Hyphenation: ga‧lam

Noun

galám m 

1. act of jumping uncontrollably

Declension

Declension of galám

absolutive galám predicative galáma subjective galám genitive galám Postpositioned forms l-case galámal k-case galámak t-case galámat h-case galámah

Verb

galám

1. imperative singular of galamé

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “galam”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Galician

Verb

galam

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of galar

Latvian

Noun

galam m

1. dative singular of gals

Portuguese

Verb

galam

1. third-person plural present indicative of galar

Sumerian

Romanization

galam

1. Romanization of 𒃴 (galam)

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قلم (qalam), from Arabic قَلَم (qalam), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”).

Noun

galam (definite accusative galamy, plural galamlar)

1. pencil

Declension

Declension of galam

	singular	plural
nominative	galam	galamlar
accusative	galamy	galamlary
genitive	galamyň	galamlaryň
dative	galama	galamlara
locative	galamda	galamlarda
ablative	galamdan	galamlardan