Morphology Explorer — كلم
klm
Root analysis: 75 occurrences across 71 verses in the Quran
كلم
klm
75
Total Occurrences
71
Verses
48
Unique Forms
2
POS Categories
Part-of-Speech Distribution
Noun ×51
Verb ×24
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Word Forms in the Quran 48
كَلِمَةٌ
kalimahun
6
كَلِمَتُ
kalimatu
5
كَلِمَةُ
kalimahu
4
كَلَٰمَ
kalaama
3
ٱلْكَلِمَ
lkalima
3
كَلِمَةَ
kalimaha
3
يُكَلِّمُهُمُ
yukallimuhumu
2
بِكَلِمَةٍ
bikalimahin
2
تُكَلِّمَ
tukallima
2
كَلِمَةٍ
kalimahin
2
لِكَلِمَٰتِ
likalimaati
2
لِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ
likalimaatihi
2
بِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ
bikalimaatihi
2
كَلِمَةً
kalimahan
2
كَلِمَٰتُ
kalimaatu
2
كَلِمَٰتٍ
kalimaatin
1
يُكَلِّمُنَا
yukallimunaa
1
بِكَلِمَٰتٍ
bikalimaatin
1
كَلَّمَ
kallama
1
وَيُكَلِّمُ
wayukallimu
1
وَكَلَّمَ
wakallama
1
تَكْلِيمًا
taklimana
1
وَكَلِمَتُهُۥٓ
wakalimatuhu
1
تُكَلِّمُ
tukallimu
1
وَكَلَّمَهُمُ
wakallamahumu
1
وَكَلَّمَهُۥ
wakallamahu
1
وَبِكَلَٰمِى
wabikalaamia
1
يُكَلِّمُهُمْ
yukallimuhum
1
وَكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ
wakalimaatihi
1
وَكَلِمَةُ
wakalimahu
1
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Quranic Concordance 75
Every occurrence of the root كلم in the Quran, showing the word form, part of speech, morphological features, and verse reference.
Tense / Aspect
- Perfect
- Completed action (past tense)
- Imperfect
- Ongoing or future action (present/future)
- Imperative
- A command or request
Voice
- Active
- Subject performs the action
- Passive
- Subject receives the action
Person
- 1st Person
- Speaker ("I" or "we")
- 2nd Person
- Addressed ("you")
- 3rd Person
- Spoken about ("he", "she", "they")
Gender & Number
- Masculine / Feminine
- Grammatical gender of the subject
- Singular
- One person or thing
- Dual
- Exactly two (unique to Arabic)
- Plural
- Three or more
Case
- Nominative
- Subject of the sentence
- Accusative
- Object of the verb
- Genitive
- After a preposition or in possession
State
- Definite
- With "al-" (the)
- Indefinite
- Without "al-" (a/an)
Derivation
- Participle
- Verb form used as adjective/noun
- Verbal Noun
- Noun derived from a verb (like "-ing" or "-tion")
Example: "Imperfect, 1st Person Plural" means an ongoing action by "we" — e.g., "we worship" (na'budu).
| Verse | Arabic | Transliteration | English | POS | Features | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:37 | كَلِمَٰتٍ | kalimaatin | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 2:75 | كَلَٰمَ | kalaama | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 2:118 | يُكَلِّمُنَا | yukallimunaa | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 2:124 | بِكَلِمَٰتٍ | bikalimaatin | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 2:174 | يُكَلِّمُهُمُ | yukallimuhumu | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 2:253 | كَلَّمَ | kallama | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 3:39 | بِكَلِمَةٍ | bikalimahin | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 3:41 | تُكَلِّمَ | tukallima | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 3:45 | بِكَلِمَةٍ | bikalimahin | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 3:46 | وَيُكَلِّمُ | wayukallimu | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 3:64 | كَلِمَةٍ | kalimahin | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 3:77 | يُكَلِّمُهُمُ | yukallimuhumu | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 4:46 | ٱلْكَلِمَ | lkalima | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 4:164 | وَكَلَّمَ | wakallama | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 4:164 | تَكْلِيمًا | taklimana | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 4:171 | وَكَلِمَتُهُۥٓ | wakalimatuhu | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 5:13 | ٱلْكَلِمَ | lkalima | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 5:41 | ٱلْكَلِمَ | lkalima | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 5:110 | تُكَلِّمُ | tukallimu | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 6:34 | لِكَلِمَٰتِ | likalimaati | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 6:111 | وَكَلَّمَهُمُ | wakallamahumu | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 6:115 | كَلِمَتُ | kalimatu | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 6:115 | لِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ | likalimaatihi | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:137 | كَلِمَتُ | kalimatu | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:143 | وَكَلَّمَهُۥ | wakallamahu | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 7:144 | وَبِكَلَٰمِى | wabikalaamia | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:148 | يُكَلِّمُهُمْ | yukallimuhum | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 7:158 | وَكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ | wakalimaatihi | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 8:7 | بِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ | bikalimaatihi | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 9:6 | كَلَٰمَ | kalaama | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 9:40 | كَلِمَةَ | kalimaha | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 9:40 | وَكَلِمَةُ | wakalimahu | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 9:74 | كَلِمَةَ | kalimaha | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 10:19 | كَلِمَةٌ | kalimahun | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 10:33 | كَلِمَتُ | kalimatu | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 10:64 | لِكَلِمَٰتِ | likalimaati | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 10:82 | بِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ | bikalimaatihi | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 10:96 | كَلِمَتُ | kalimatu | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 11:105 | تَكَلَّمُ | takallamu | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 11:110 | كَلِمَةٌ | kalimahun | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 11:119 | كَلِمَةُ | kalimahu | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 12:54 | كَلَّمَهُۥ | kallamahu | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 13:31 | كُلِّمَ | kullima | (v.) word | Verb | V | |
| 14:24 | كَلِمَةً | kalimahan | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 14:26 | كَلِمَةٍ | kalimahin | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 18:5 | كَلِمَةً | kalimahan | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 18:27 | لِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ | likalimaatihi | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 18:109 | لِّكَلِمَٰتِ | llikalimaati | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 18:109 | كَلِمَٰتُ | kalimaatu | word | Noun | Noun | |
| 19:10 | تُكَلِّمَ | tukallima | (v.) word | Verb | V |