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qalamdan

qalamdan noun: a Persian box or case for storing a pen.

qalamdan: a Persian box or case for storing a pen
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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 qalamdan

pluralqalamdans

Origin of qalamdan

From Persian قلمدان (qalamdân), from قلم (qalam, “pen”) + ـدان (-dân, “container”).

Questions about qalamdan

What does qalamdan mean?
Qalamdan means a Persian box or case for storing a pen.
What part of speech is qalamdan?
Qalamdan is a noun.
What is the plural of qalamdan?
The plural of qalamdan is qalamdans.

Words near qalamdan in the dictionary

  1. qajaqs
  2. Qajar
  3. Qajars
  4. Qaka
  5. qalam
  6. qalamdan
  7. qalamdans
  8. qalams
  9. qalandar
  10. qalandars
  11. Qalandia

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