English Explanatory Dictionary

qalam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A reed pen used for Islamic calligraphy

Word forms

qalam qalams

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam, “pen”), derived from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”). Doublet of calamus.

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