كلاب

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See also: گلاب

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Etymology 1

From the root ك ل ب (k-l-b) originally meaning “a predatory animal”, “a dog or a falcon”, connected especially to canine teeth or claws; “to pierce”, as well as the conception of “hunting or catching food”, “a tool or aid in acquiring food”. The sense of a clamp is borrowed from Aramaic ܟܠܒܬܐ (kalbtā, “tongs, pincers; metal device used to hold something”) which also developed from the proto-Semitic sense of a claw.

Alternative forms

Noun

كُلَّاب or كَلَّاب • (kullāb or kallāb) m (plural كَلَالِيب (kalālīb))

  1. pike pole, gaff
  2. hook
    1. fishhook
    2. tenterhook
    3. grapple, grapnel
    4. fleshhook
    5. billhook, pruning-hook
      • c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام [yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʔaḥmad ibn al-ʕawwām], edited by José Antonio Banqueri, كتاب الفلاحة [Book on Agriculture], volume 1, Madrid: Imprenta Real, published 1802IA, Cap. 7, Art. 35, page 405:
        ويحتاج [الزعرور] إلى التسبيخ كل سنة وقد يسبخ الشجر كله ويخفف ورقها عنها بكلاب حديد مصفى حاد ماض فإن الحديد إذا دخل شيء من صدأه بعض أغصانها لهلكها وأبطلها […]
        needs to be plucked every year (and the whole tree may be plucked), trimming its leaves with a sharp iron hook, such as when the iron enters some rust it razes and fordoes it.
  3. clamp
  4. spur
  5. talons, especially of a falcon
  6. thorns
Declension
Declension of noun كُلَّاب (kullāb)‎; كَلَّاب (kallāb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كُلَّاب‎; كَلَّاب
kullāb‎; kallāb 		الْكُلَّاب‎; الْكَلَّاب
al-kullāb‎; al-kallāb 		كُلَّاب‎; كَلَّاب
kullāb‎; kallāb
Nominative كُلَّابٌ‎; كَلَّابٌ
kullābun‎; kallābun 		الْكُلَّابُ‎; الْكَلَّابُ
al-kullābu‎; al-kallābu 		كُلَّابُ‎; كَلَّابُ
kullābu‎; kallābu
Accusative كُلَّابًا‎; كَلَّابًا
kullāban‎; kallāban 		الْكُلَّابَ‎; الْكَلَّابَ
al-kullāba‎; al-kallāba 		كُلَّابَ‎; كَلَّابَ
kullāba‎; kallāba
Genitive كُلَّابٍ‎; كَلَّابٍ
kullābin‎; kallābin 		الْكُلَّابِ‎; الْكَلَّابِ
al-kullābi‎; al-kallābi 		كُلَّابِ‎; كَلَّابِ
kullābi‎; kallābi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كُلَّابَيْن‎; كَلَّابَيْن
kullābayn‎; kallābayn 		الْكُلَّابَيْن‎; الْكَلَّابَيْن
al-kullābayn‎; al-kallābayn 		كُلَّابَيْ‎; كَلَّابَيْ
kullābay‎; kallābay
Nominative كُلَّابَانِ‎; كَلَّابَانِ
kullābāni‎; kallābāni 		الْكُلَّابَانِ‎; الْكَلَّابَانِ
al-kullābāni‎; al-kallābāni 		كُلَّابَا‎; كَلَّابَا
kullābā‎; kallābā
Accusative كُلَّابَيْنِ‎; كَلَّابَيْنِ
kullābayni‎; kallābayni 		الْكُلَّابَيْنِ‎; الْكَلَّابَيْنِ
al-kullābayni‎; al-kallābayni 		كُلَّابَيْ‎; كَلَّابَيْ
kullābay‎; kallābay
Genitive كُلَّابَيْنِ‎; كَلَّابَيْنِ
kullābayni‎; kallābayni 		الْكُلَّابَيْنِ‎; الْكَلَّابَيْنِ
al-kullābayni‎; al-kallābayni 		كُلَّابَيْ‎; كَلَّابَيْ
kullābay‎; kallābay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَلَالِيب
kalālīb 		الْكَلَالِيب
al-kalālīb 		كَلَالِيب
kalālīb
Nominative كَلَالِيبُ
kalālību 		الْكَلَالِيبُ
al-kalālību 		كَلَالِيبُ
kalālību
Accusative كَلَالِيبَ
kalālība 		الْكَلَالِيبَ
al-kalālība 		كَلَالِيبَ
kalālība
Genitive كَلَالِيبَ
kalālība 		الْكَلَالِيبِ
al-kalālībi 		كَلَالِيبِ
kalālībi

References

  • “klbh2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 87
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كلاب”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1114

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

كِلَاب • (kilāb) m pl

  1. plural of كَلْب (kalb, “dog”)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb), a compound of گُل (gul, “rose”) +‎ آب (āb, “water”). By surface analysis, گل (gül) +‎ آب (âb).

Noun

گلاب • (gülâb)

  1. rosewater, a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: gülab
  • → Armenian: կիւլապ (kiwlap)

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