قلندر

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کلندر (kalandar, “a rough, uncouth man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.lan.dar/
• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

قَلَنْدَر • (qalandar) m

1. qalandar

Declension

Declension of noun قَلَنْدَر (qalandar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَلَنْدَر qalandar	الْقَلَنْدَر al-qalandar	قَلَنْدَر qalandar
Nominative	قَلَنْدَرٌ qalandarun	الْقَلَنْدَرُ al-qalandaru	قَلَنْدَرُ qalandaru
Accusative	قَلَنْدَرًا qalandaran	الْقَلَنْدَرَ al-qalandara	قَلَنْدَرَ qalandara
Genitive	قَلَنْدَرٍ qalandarin	الْقَلَنْدَرِ al-qalandari	قَلَنْدَرِ qalandari

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qələndər
• → Persian: قلندر (qalandar)
  • → Urdu: قلندر (qalandar)
• → Ottoman Turkish: قلندر (kalender)
  • > Turkish: kalender (inherited)
• → Uyghur: قەلەندەر (qelender)
• → Uzbek: qalandar

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قلندر (qalandar), from Arabic قَلَنْدَر (qalandar), from Classical Persian کلندر (kalandar, “a rough, uncouth man”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qə.lən.d̪əɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

قَلَنْدَر • (qalandar) m (indeclinable, Hindi spelling क़लंदर)

1. qalandar

References

• “قلندر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “قلندر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.