different between kalimba vs kalima

English

Etymology

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Noun

kalimba (plural kalimbas)

1. (music) A type of thumb piano, similar to a mbira.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ???????? (kalima, “word”)

Noun

kalima (uncountable)

1. (Islam) the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith): ??? ??????? ?????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ????????? (l? ?il?ha ?ill? ll?hu mu?ammadun ras?lu ll?hi) "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."

Usage notes

The Quranist kalima may be as follows: ??? ??????? ?????? ???????? ???????? ??? ??????? ???? (l? ?il?ha ?ill? ll?hu wa?dahu l? šar?ka lahu, “There is no deity but God, he hath no partners”).

Translations

Anagrams

• Kalami, Malika, kalmia, kamila, makila

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• (full form): makalima

Etymology

From ka- (“short for maka-”) +? lima (“five”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kal?ima/
• Hyphenation: ka?li?ma

Adverb

kalima

1. shortened form of makalima:
   1. (cardinal adverbial) five times

      Synonyms: maka-5, ka-5

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.li.?ma/

Noun

kalima

1. one fifth