kalimah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kalimah, from Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima, “speech, utterance, statement; word”). Doublet of kalimat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈli.mah/
• Rhymes: -mah
• Hyphenation: ka‧li‧mah

Noun

kalimah (plural kalimah-kalimah)

1. word
2. expression, remark, statement, utterance

Synonyms

• perkataan
• ucapan

Derived terms

• kalimah syahadat
• kalimah taibah

Further reading

• “kalimah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima).

Noun

kalimah (Jawi spelling کلمه, plural kalimah-kalimah, informal 1st possessive kalimahku, 2nd possessive kalimahmu, 3rd possessive kalimahnya)

1. word

Further reading

• “kalimah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.