قلم
q-l-m
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root قلم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root QLM refers to a writing reed or pen. It is used for writing, similar to the meaning of the root JLM.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
q-l-m
Listen:
بِٱلْقَلَمِ
96:4
Root letters:
ق — ل — م
Word Family Tree (4 forms)
All word forms derived from the root قلم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 4×
Concordance — 4 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root قلم appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (4)
Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)
Luqman, Lukman 31:27
Noun
وَلَوۡ أَنَّمَا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقۡلَـٰمࣱ وَٱلۡبَحۡرُ یَمُدُّهُۥ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ سَبۡعَةُ أَبۡحُرࣲ مَّا نَفِدَتۡ كَلِمَـٰتُ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِیزٌ حَكِیمࣱ ٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words of Allah would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise
ذَ ٰلِكَ مِنۡ أَنۢبَاۤءِ ٱلۡغَیۡبِ نُوحِیهِ إِلَیۡكَۚ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَیۡهِمۡ إِذۡ یُلۡقُونَ أَقۡلَـٰمَهُمۡ أَیُّهُمۡ یَكۡفُلُ مَرۡیَمَ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَیۡهِمۡ إِذۡ یَخۡتَصِمُونَ ٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]. And you were not with them when they cast their pens as to which of them should be responsible for Mary. Nor were you with them when they disputed
The Pen 68:1
Noun
۞ نۤۚ وَٱلۡقَلَمِ وَمَا یَسۡطُرُونَ ١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe
The Clot, Read 96:4
Noun
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Who taught by the pen
Derived Forms (4)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| بِٱلْقَلَمِ | bilqalami | Noun | 1× | |
| وَٱلْقَلَمِ | walqalami | Noun | 1× | |
| أَقْلَٰمٌ | ʾaaqlamun | Noun | 1× | |
| أَقْلَٰمَهُمْ | ʾaaqlamahum | Noun | 1× |