क़लम
See also: कलम
Hindi
Alternative forms
- कलम (kalam) — nuqtaless
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Classical Persian قلم (qalam), Arabic قَلَم (qalam), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”). Possibly influenced by Sanskrit cognate कलम (kalama).
Cognates
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /qə.ləm/, [qɐ.lɐ̃m], /kə.ləm/, [kɐ.lɐ̃m]
Noun
क़लम • (qalam) f (Urdu spelling قلم)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | क़लम qalam |
क़लमें qalamẽ |
| oblique | क़लम qalam |
क़लमों qalamõ |
| vocative | क़लम qalam |
क़लमो qalamo |
Descendants
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “qalama”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “कलम”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “कलम%2C+क़लम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 122
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कलम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kaḍambá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 132
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “qalama”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “قلم”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “قلم”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul