qalam
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam, “pen”), derived from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”). Doublet of calamus.
Noun edit
qalam (plural qalams)
- A reed pen used for Islamic calligraphy
- 1980, Anthony Welch, Islamic calligraphy: Meaning and symbol, Processing of Visible Language, pages 157-176
- The slender form of the reed pen—the qalam has frequently been compared to the thin, vertical stroke of the alif (Figure 1), the first letter of the Arabic alphabet and therefore the beginning of transmitted knowledge.
- 1980, Anthony Welch, Islamic calligraphy: Meaning and symbol, Processing of Visible Language, pages 157-176
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Uzbek edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam), derived from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
qalam (plural qalamlar)