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kalamdan

kalamdan is the alternative spelling of qalamdan.

Meaning of qalamdan

Noun

qalamdan (plural qalamdans)

  1. A Persian box or case for storing a pen.
    • Like other qalamdans made for discerning and affluent penmen, this one is inscribed with its maker's name and the date of its execution as well as a virtual anthology of appropriate Arabic and Persian verses.1985, Stuart Cary Welch, India: Art and Culture, 1300-1900, page 139

Forms of kalamdan

pluralkalamdans

Questions about kalamdan

What is kalamdan the alternative spelling of?
Kalamdan is the alternative spelling of qalamdan.

Words near kalamdan in the dictionary

  1. Kalamazoo County
  2. Kalamazooan
  3. Kalamazooans
  4. Kalamazoos
  5. kalambak
  6. kalamdan
  7. kalamdans
  8. kalamein
  9. Kalami
  10. Kalamian
  11. Kalamians

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