قلمدان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قلمدان (qalamdân), ultimately from قلم (kalem, reed).

Noun

قلمدان (kalemdan)

  1. pencase, a case for storing pens, especially a qalamdan

Descendants

  • Turkish: kalemdan

Further reading

Persian

Alternative forms

  • قلم‌دان (qalam-dân)

Etymology

قلم + ـدان.

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /qalamdɒːn/

    Noun

    قلمدان (qalamdân) (plural قلمدان‌ها (qalamdân-hâ))

    1. pen box
    2. inkstand
    3. qalamdan

    Derived terms

    • قلمدان‌سازی (qalamdân-sâzi)

    Descendants

    • Azerbaijani: qələmdan / قلمدان
    • English: qalamdan
    • → Hindustani:
      Hindi: क़लमदान (qalamdān)
      Urdu: قلم دان (qalam-dān)
    • Ottoman Turkish: قلمدان (kalemdân)
    • Punjabi: ਕਲਮਦਾਨ (kalmadān)
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