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qalams

qalams is the plural of qalam.

Meaning of qalam

Noun

qalam (plural qalams)

  1. A reed pen used for Islamic calligraphy
    • 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

Questions about qalams

What is qalams the plural of?
Qalams is the plural of qalam.

Words near qalams in the dictionary

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

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