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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qalam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
qalam
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reed pen used for Islamic calligraphy

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: قَلَم, κάλαμος

Inflected Forms

qalams (plural)

Questions

What does qalam mean?
A reed pen used for Islamic calligraphy
Where does qalam come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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