English → Arabic
pen in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- qalam
- Arabizi
qalam- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَقْلَامٌ aqlāmun
- Root
- ق ل م
How to use it
"Pen" in Arabic is قَلَم. It is a masculine noun, used for any writing instrument. The plural is أَقْلَام. In everyday speech you can also hear the colloquial word "قلم" without the vowel marks.
Example sentences
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أَحْتَجُ إِلَى قَلَمٍ لِكِتَابَةِ الدَّرْسِ.
aḥtajū ilā qalam-in likitābati al-darsi.
I need a pen to write the lesson.
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وَضَعْتُ القَلَمَ فِي الحَقِيبَةِ.
waḍaʿtu al-qalama fī al-ḥaqībah.
I put the pen in the bag.
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هَذَا القَلَمُ أَزْرَقُ اللونِ.
hādhā al-qalamu azraqu al-lawn.
This pen is blue.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
I have a pen.
لدي قلم.
This is a pen.
هذا قلم.
This is her pen.
هذا قلمها.
Pass me the pen.
ناولني القلم.
Is this your pen?
أهذا قلمك؟
Don't use my pen.
لا تستخدم قلمي.
Whose pen is this?
لمن هذا القلم؟
Which is your pen?
أيٌّ قلمك؟
The pen is broken.
القلم مكسور.
Who broke this pen?
من كسر هذا القلم؟
I can't find my pen.
لا يمكنني إيجاد قلمي.
This pen has run dry.
جفّ هذا القلم.
Questions and answers
Is there a different word for a ballpoint pen?
You can say قَلَم حَبرِي (qalam ḥibrī) or simply قَلَم when the context is clear.
Can "قَلَم" refer to a pencil?
Usually not; a pencil is رِسَامَة (risāmah) or قَلَم رصاص.
Related words and expressions
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