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Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Arabic قلم (qalam), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).
Pronunciation
Noun
qelem f (plural qelemên, Arabic spelling قەلەم)
- pencil
- Synonym: pênûs
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “qelem”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 478