ҡәләм

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Bashkir

Ҡәләм (sense 1)

Etymology

From Arabic قَلَم (qalam, pen, pencil), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

Cognate with Kyrgyz калем (kalem, pen), Kazakh қалам (qalam, pen), Karakalpak қәлем (qälem, pencil), Karachay-Balkar къалам (qalam, pen), Uzbek qalam (pencil), Uyghur قەلەم (qelem, pen), Turkish kalem (pencil) etc.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ҡә‧ләм

Noun

ҡәләм (qäläm)

  1. pencil
    Ҡәләм менән төшөрөлгән һүрәт.
    Qələm menən töşörölgən hürət.
    A picture drawn in pencil
    Һалдат сағында ла шағир ҡулынан ҡәләмен төшөрмәй.
    Haldat sağında la şağir qulınan qələmen töşörməy.
    Also in his soldier days, the poet won't leave hold of his pencil (=continues to write)
  2. pen
    Ҡауырһын ҡәләм.
    Qawırhın qələm.
    Feather pen
  3. (figurative) style of writing
    Көн һайын яҙырға тырышығыҙ; һәр яҙған бит, юл менән ҡәләмегеҙ шымара бара.
    Kön hayın yaźırğa tırışığıź; hər yaźğan bit, yul menən qələmegeź şımara bara.
    Try to write (=practice writing) every day; your style improves with each written page, (each) line (you write)

Declension