كلب
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الكلب
كَلْب
Algerian Arabic
Etymology
Noun
كلب (kelb)
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *kalb-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒌨𒂠 (kalbum) and Biblical Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kɛ́lɛḇ).
Pronunciation
Noun
كَلْب • (kalb) m (plural كِلَاب (kilāb))
Declension
Declension of noun كَلْب (kalb)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَلْب kalb |
الْكَلْب al-kalb |
كَلْب kalb |
| Nominative | كَلْبٌ kalbun |
الْكَلْبُ al-kalbu |
كَلْبُ kalbu |
| Accusative | كَلْبًا kalban |
الْكَلْبَ al-kalba |
كَلْبَ kalba |
| Genitive | كَلْبٍ kalbin |
الْكَلْبِ al-kalbi |
كَلْبِ kalbi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | كَلْبَيْن kalbayn |
الْكَلْبَيْن al-kalbayn |
كَلْبَيْ kalbay |
| Nominative | كَلْبَانِ kalbāni |
الْكَلْبَانِ al-kalbāni |
كَلْبَا kalbā |
| Accusative | كَلْبَيْنِ kalbayni |
الْكَلْبَيْنِ al-kalbayni |
كَلْبَيْ kalbay |
| Genitive | كَلْبَيْنِ kalbayni |
الْكَلْبَيْنِ al-kalbayni |
كَلْبَيْ kalbay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كِلَاب kilāb |
الْكِلَاب al-kilāb |
كِلَاب kilāb |
| Nominative | كِلَابٌ kilābun |
الْكِلَابُ al-kilābu |
كِلَابُ kilābu |
| Accusative | كِلَابًا kilāban |
الْكِلَابَ al-kilāba |
كِلَابَ kilāba |
| Genitive | كِلَابٍ kilābin |
الْكِلَابِ al-kilābi |
كِلَابِ kilābi |
Related terms
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: چَلْب (/t͡ʃəlb/), جَلْب (čalb)
- Hijazi Arabic: كلب (kalb)
- Maltese: kelb
- Moroccan Arabic: كلب (kalb)
- → Gujarati: કલ્બ (kalb)
- → Ottoman Turkish: كلب (kelp)
- → Russian: калби́т (kalbít)
- → Swahili: kelbu
Etymology 2
Likely denominal to كَلَب (kalab, “rabies”) or directly to كَلْب (kalb, “dog”).
Verb
كَلِبَ • (kaliba) I (non-past يَكْلَبُ (yaklabu), verbal noun كَلَب (kalab))
- to be seized by hydrophobia, to become rabid
- to become mad, to become crazy
- to covet greedily
Conjugation
Conjugation of كَلِبَ (I, sound, i ~ a, impersonal passive, verbal noun كَلَب)
| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
كَلَب kalab | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
كَالِب, كَلِب kālib, kalib | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَكْلُوب, كَلِيب maklūb, kalīb | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | كَلِبْتُ kalibtu |
كَلِبْتَ kalibta |
كَلِبَ kaliba |
كَلِبْتُمَا kalibtumā |
كَلِبَا kalibā |
كَلِبْنَا kalibnā |
كَلِبْتُمْ kalibtum |
كَلِبُوا kalibū | |||
| f | كَلِبْتِ kalibti |
كَلِبَتْ kalibat |
كَلِبَتَا kalibatā |
كَلِبْتُنَّ kalibtunna |
كَلِبْنَ kalibna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أَكْلَبُ ʔaklabu |
تَكْلَبُ taklabu |
يَكْلَبُ yaklabu |
تَكْلَبَانِ taklabāni |
يَكْلَبَانِ yaklabāni |
نَكْلَبُ naklabu |
تَكْلَبُونَ taklabūna |
يَكْلَبُونَ yaklabūna | |||
| f | تَكْلَبِينَ taklabīna |
تَكْلَبُ taklabu |
تَكْلَبَانِ taklabāni |
تَكْلَبْنَ taklabna |
يَكْلَبْنَ yaklabna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أَكْلَبَ ʔaklaba |
تَكْلَبَ taklaba |
يَكْلَبَ yaklaba |
تَكْلَبَا taklabā |
يَكْلَبَا yaklabā |
نَكْلَبَ naklaba |
تَكْلَبُوا taklabū |
يَكْلَبُوا yaklabū | |||
| f | تَكْلَبِي taklabī |
تَكْلَبَ taklaba |
تَكْلَبَا taklabā |
تَكْلَبْنَ taklabna |
يَكْلَبْنَ yaklabna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أَكْلَبْ ʔaklab |
تَكْلَبْ taklab |
يَكْلَبْ yaklab |
تَكْلَبَا taklabā |
يَكْلَبَا yaklabā |
نَكْلَبْ naklab |
تَكْلَبُوا taklabū |
يَكْلَبُوا yaklabū | |||
| f | تَكْلَبِي taklabī |
تَكْلَبْ taklab |
تَكْلَبَا taklabā |
تَكْلَبْنَ taklabna |
يَكْلَبْنَ yaklabna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر |
m | اِكْلَبْ iklab |
اِكْلَبَا iklabā |
اِكْلَبُوا iklabū |
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| f | اِكْلَبِي iklabī |
اِكْلَبْنَ iklabna | ||||||||||
| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | — | — | كُلِبَ kuliba |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | — | — | يُكْلَبُ yuklabu |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | — | — | يُكْلَبَ yuklaba |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | — | — | يُكْلَبْ yuklab |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Etymology 3
Likely derived from كَلْب (kalb, “dog”).
Noun
كَلَب • (kalab) m
- verbal noun of كَلِبَ (kaliba) (form I)
- rabies, hydrophobia
- دَاء الْكَلَب ― dāʔ al-kalab ― rabies, hydrophobia
- burning thirst
- greed
Declension
Declension of noun كَلَب (kalab)
Adjective
كَلِب • (kalib)
Declension
Declension of adjective كَلِب (kalib)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | كَلِب kalib |
الْكَلِب al-kalib |
كَلِبَة kaliba |
الْكَلِبَة al-kaliba |
| Nominative | كَلِبٌ kalibun |
الْكَلِبُ al-kalibu |
كَلِبَةٌ kalibatun |
الْكَلِبَةُ al-kalibatu |
| Accusative | كَلِبًا kaliban |
الْكَلِبَ al-kaliba |
كَلِبَةً kalibatan |
الْكَلِبَةَ al-kalibata |
| Genitive | كَلِبٍ kalibin |
الْكَلِبِ al-kalibi |
كَلِبَةٍ kalibatin |
الْكَلِبَةِ al-kalibati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | كَلِبَيْن kalibayn |
الْكَلِبَيْن al-kalibayn |
كَلِبَتَيْن kalibatayn |
الْكَلِبَتَيْن al-kalibatayn |
| Nominative | كَلِبَانِ kalibāni |
الْكَلِبَانِ al-kalibāni |
كَلِبَتَانِ kalibatāni |
الْكَلِبَتَانِ al-kalibatāni |
| Accusative | كَلِبَيْنِ kalibayni |
الْكَلِبَيْنِ al-kalibayni |
كَلِبَتَيْنِ kalibatayni |
الْكَلِبَتَيْنِ al-kalibatayni |
| Genitive | كَلِبَيْنِ kalibayni |
الْكَلِبَيْنِ al-kalibayni |
كَلِبَتَيْنِ kalibatayni |
الْكَلِبَتَيْنِ al-kalibatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| broken plural invariable | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | كَلْبَى kalbā |
الْكَلْبَى al-kalbā |
كَلِبَات kalibāt |
الْكَلِبَات al-kalibāt |
| Nominative | كَلْبَى kalbā |
الْكَلْبَى al-kalbā |
كَلِبَاتٌ kalibātun |
الْكَلِبَاتُ al-kalibātu |
| Accusative | كَلْبَى kalbā |
الْكَلْبَى al-kalbā |
كَلِبَاتٍ kalibātin |
الْكَلِبَاتِ al-kalibāti |
| Genitive | كَلْبَى kalbā |
الْكَلْبَى al-kalbā |
كَلِبَاتٍ kalibātin |
الْكَلِبَاتِ al-kalibāti |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1837) “كلب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 51–52
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “كلب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 979
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
كلب • (kalb) m (plural كلاب (kilāb), feminine كلبة (kalba))
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
كلب • (kalb) m (plural كلاب (klāb), feminine كلبة (kalba), diminutive كليب (kliyyab))
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic كَلْب (kalb).
Pronunciation
Noun
كلب • (kelb) (plural كلاب (kilâb), feminine كلبت (kelbet))
- dog
- a. 1636, Nefʿī
- طاهر افندی بڭا كلب دیمش
التفاتی بو سوزده ظاهردر
مالكی مذهبم بنم زیرا
اعتقادمجه كلب طاهردر.- Tahir Efendi baña kelb demiş
İltifatı bu sözde zahirdir
Maliki mezhebim benim zira
İʼtikadımca kelb tahirdir - Mr. Ṭāhir has called me a dog
This is an apparent compliment
For my school of law is the Mālikīy
According to my belief the dog is clean.
- Tahir Efendi baña kelb demiş
- a. 1636, Nefʿī
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic كَلَب (kalab).
Pronunciation
Noun
كلب • (keleb)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Persian کلاف (kalâf), کلابه (kalâbe), کلاوه (kalâve, “clew”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
كلب • (keleb)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Turkish: kelep, kelebe, kelefe
- → Bulgarian: келе́п (kelép), киле́п (kilép), ке́лево (kélevo), ке́ляво (kéljavo), ке́лева (kéleva)
- → Romanian: căleap, călep
References
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “كلب”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 3904
- Zenker, Julius Theodor (1876) “كلب”, in Türkisch-arabisch-persisches Handwörterbuch, volume 2 (overall work in German and French), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 756