قَلَم
qalam
a piece of wood like a pen; pen; lots
Definition
- 1قَلَمqalampen3
- 2أَقْلَامaqlāmlots (sticks that look like pens drawn for decision)1
Total uses in the Qur’an: 4
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
الْقَلَم · أَقْلَام
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
... the One Who taught by the pen.
96:4draft glosses: 3 of 3
وَلَوْ أَنَّمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقْلَٰمٌۭ
And if all the trees on earth were pens ...
31:27draft glosses: 7 of 7
Sense 2
أَقْلَامَهُمْ
إِذْ يُلْقُونَ أَقْلَٰمَهُمْ
... when they cast lots to decide who would be Mary’s guardian.
3:44draft glosses: 3 of 3
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed