قلمدان

Persian

Alternative forms

• قلم‌دان‎ (qalam-dân)

Etymology

From قلم‎ (qalam, “pen”) + ـدان‎ (-dân, “container”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qælæmˈdɒːn/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ɢælæmˈdɒn]

Noun

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

1. pen box
2. inkstand
3. qalamdan

Derived terms

• قلمدان‌سازی‎ (qalamdân-sâzi)

Descendants

• > Azeri: qələmdan / قلمدان‎
• > English: qalamdan
• > Hindustani:

  Hindi: क़लमदान (qalamdān)

  Urdu: قلمدان‎ (qalamdān)

• > Ottoman Turkish: قلمدان‎ (qalemdân)
• > Punjabi: ਕਲਮਦਾਨ (kalamdān)