خامہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَامَه (xāma, “reed; pen”).

Noun

خامہ • (xāma) m (Hindi spelling ख़ामा)

1. reed, especially when cut and dried for use
2. pen, a writing instrument originally made of reed
3. kind of graving tool, such as a stonecutter's chisel
4. pencil, or other instrument for writing or ruling

References

• “خامہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “خامہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “خامہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.