qalam

Etymology
Borrowed from, derived from. .

Noun

 * 1) A reed pen used for Islamic calligraphy
 * 2) * 1980, Anthony Welch, Islamic calligraphy: Meaning and symbol, Processing of Visible Language, pages 157-176
 * 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.

Translations

 * Russian: ,

Etymology
Borrowed from, derived from.

Noun

 * 1) pen