galam

See also: gaļām

Afar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam).

Alternative forms

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

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