اهل قلم

Persian

Etymology

Ezafe of اهل +‎ قلم.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔah.li qa.lam]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɦ.lɪ qä.läm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɦ.lɪ qä.läm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.lɪ qä.läm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.li qä.läm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæɦ.le qæ.læm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɦ.li qä.läm]

Readings
Classical reading?	ahli qalam
Dari reading?	ahli qalam
Iranian reading?	ahle ğalam
Tajik reading?	ahli qalam

Noun

Dari	اهل قلم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	аҳли қалам

اهل قلم • (ahl-e qalam)

1. "writers"
2. "literary man (or men)"

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: əhli-qələm