مقلمة
miqlamah
The English phrase 'pencil case' is translated into Arabic as مقلمة (miqlamah).
The word مقلمة refers to an object purposed to contain stationery.
Meaning: object purposed to contain stationery (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word مقلمة is derived from the Arabic root q-l-m (ق–ل–م), which relates to pens or pencils.
Which one should you use?
You may also encounter حقيبة أقلام or صندوق أقلام, both of which translate to 'bag of pens' or 'box of pens' respectively.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural 'pencil cases', you can use the broken plural form مقالم.
How do you pronounce it?
miqlamah
Did you know?
- In Arabic, the word for pen قلم is a direct loanword from the Greek word kalamos, meaning 'reed'.
- The root قلم can also be used as a verb meaning 'to trim' or 'to prune', referring to how reed pens were cut to a sharp point.
- The word مقلمة follows a specific noun pattern called 'mim-place', where the letter م at the start indicates a place or container for the object's root.
Examples in context
- هل يمكنكم إعارتي حقيبة أقلام؟Can you lend me a pencil case?
- لقد نسيت صندوق أقلامي في الفصل.I forgot my pencil case in the classroom.
- تفضل، استخدم شنطة أقلامي.Please, use my pencil case.
- أين مقلمة الطالب؟ayna miqlamat aṭ-ṭālib?Where is the student's pencil case?
- اشتريت مقلمة جديدة اليوم.ishtaraytu miqlama jadīda al-yawm.I bought a new pencil case today.
