كلام

kalām (fr. ii of rt. كلم ), s.m. Word, speech, discourse; a complete sentence or proposition; composition, work;—disputation; anything said (or to be said) against, objection, question:—kalāmu`llāh, 'The word of God,' the Qǒr`ān:—kalām-majīd, 'The glorious book,' the Qǒr`ān:—kalām karnā, To speak; to relate; to affirm; to reason, argue, dispute.