qalam
Uzbek—English Dictionary (Dirks, 2005)
qalam
(Arabic) pencil, pen, reed pen; mascara; mascara stick; chisel; (dial.) slice, cut. tosh ~ slate pencil (s. po'lat ~ (arch.) ink pen. ~ ahli or ahli ~ literati. ~ ojiz words do not suffice. ~i ojiz inept at writing. ~i o'tkir sharp-witted (writer). yosh ~lar young writers. ~ yurgiz-/~ qosh or qoshi ~ straight, even eyebrows (a sign of beauty).