qelem

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Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

qelem f (plural qelemên, Arabic spelling قەلەم)

  1. pencil
    Synonym: pênûs

References[edit]

  • 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
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