qelem

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic قلم (qalam), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qɛˈlɛm/

Noun

qelem f (plural qelemên, Arabic spelling قەلەم)

1. pencil

   Synonym: pênûs

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “qelem”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 478