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kalima

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
kali-ma
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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."

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does kalima mean?
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."
Where does kalima come from?
Borrowed from Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima, “word”).

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