qalamdan

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English

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A qalamdan, by Shaykh Muhammad (Shaykh Kamal Sabzavar), 1587

Etymology

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From Persian قلمدان (qalamdân), from قلم (qalam, pen) + ـدان (-dân, container).

Noun

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qalamdan (plural qalamdans)

  1. A Persian box or case for storing a pen.
    • 1985, Stuart Cary Welch, India: Art and Culture, 1300-1900, page 139:
      Like other qalamdans made for discerning and affluent penmen, this one is inscribed with its maker's name and the date of its execution as well as a virtual anthology of appropriate Arabic and Persian verses.

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