Qalam

This is about the tool known as a qalam''. See also Qalam (person).

A qalam is a type of pen made from a dried reed, used for Arabic calligraphy. In modern Arabic, the word simply means 'pen' or 'pencil,' derived from the Greek word Kalamos.

It is also the name of a system of Arabic transliteration, suggested in 1985. [link]

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