The triliteral root qāf lām mīm (ق ل م) occurs four times in the Quran as the noun qalam (قَلَم). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (3:44:12) aqlāmahum | their pens | وَمَا كُنْتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ يُلْقُونَ أَقْلَامَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ يَكْفُلُ مَرْيَمَ |
| (31:27:7) aqlāmun | (were) pens | وَلَوْ أَنَّمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ أَقْلَامٌ وَالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُ مِنْ |
| (68:1:2) wal-qalami | By the pen | ن وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ |
| (96:4:3) bil-qalami | by the pen | الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
