قلام
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ق ل م (q l m) |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
From قَلَم (qalam, “pen”), likening the foliage to writing instruments.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qul.laːm/
Noun
قُلَّام • (qullām) m
- seepweed (Suaeda spp.)
- Synonyms: مُلَّاح (mullāḥ), سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ), قَاقُلَّة (qāqulla)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قُلَّام qullām |
الْقُلَّام al-qullām |
قُلَّام qullām |
| nominative | قُلَّامٌ qullāmun |
الْقُلَّامُ al-qullāmu |
قُلَّامُ qullāmu |
| accusative | قُلَّامًا qullāman |
الْقُلَّامَ al-qullāma |
قُلَّامَ qullāma |
| genitive | قُلَّامٍ qullāmin |
الْقُلَّامِ al-qullāmi |
قُلَّامِ qullāmi |
Further reading
- de Ridder, Jacob Jan, Zomer, Elyze (2019) “Botanical qaqullu(m)/qāqullā: A Halophyte Plant in Semitic Languages”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes[1], volume 109, page 291