كلب

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See also: كَلْب, کلپ, and کلب

Algerian Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic كَلْب (kalb).

Noun

كلب (kelb)

  1. dog

Arabic

الكلب

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *kalb-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒌨𒂠 (kalbum) and Biblical Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kɛ́lɛḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalb/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

كَلْب • (kalb) m (plural كِلَاب (kilāb))

  1. dog
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
Descendants

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))

  1. to be seized by hydrophobia, to become rabid
  2. to become mad, to become crazy
  3. 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
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

  1. verbal noun of كَلِبَ (kaliba) (form I)
  2. rabies, hydrophobia
    دَاء الْكَلَب ― dāʔ al-kalab ― rabies, hydrophobia
  3. burning thirst
  4. greed
Declension
Declension of noun كَلَب (kalab)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal كَلَب
kalab 		الْكَلَب
al-kalab 		كَلَب
kalab
nominative كَلَبٌ
kalabun 		الْكَلَبُ
al-kalabu 		كَلَبُ
kalabu
accusative كَلَبًا
kalaban 		الْكَلَبَ
al-kalaba 		كَلَبَ
kalaba
genitive كَلَبٍ
kalabin 		الْكَلَبِ
al-kalabi 		كَلَبِ
kalabi

Adjective

كَلِب • (kalib)

  1. rabid, affected with rabies
  2. mad
  3. greedy
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

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَلْب (kalb).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (N'Djamena):(file)

Noun

كلب • (kalib) m (plural كلاب (kulāb), feminine كلبة (kalbe))

  1. dog

References

  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎ (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 73

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَلْب (kalb).

Pronunciation

Noun

كلب • (kalb) m (plural كلاب (kilāb), feminine كلبة (kalba))

  1. dog

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَلْب (kalb).

Pronunciation

Noun

كلب • (kalb) m (plural كلاب (klāb), feminine كلبة (kalba), diminutive كليب (kliyyab))

  1. dog

Ottoman Turkish

FWOTD – 29 September 2020
كَلْب

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic كَلْب (kalb).

Pronunciation

Noun

كلب • (kelb) (plural كلاب (kilâb), feminine كلبت (kelbet))

  1. dog
    Synonyms: كوپك (köpek), ایت (it)
    • 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.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic كَلَب (kalab).

Pronunciation

Noun

كلب • (keleb)

  1. rabies, hydrophobia
  2. ferocity, virulence

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Persian کلاف (kalâf), کلابه (kalâbe), کلاوه (kalâve, “clew”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

كلب • (keleb)

  1. clew, ball of yarn
    Synonyms: یوماق (yumak), گلوله (gulule)
  2. weasel, reel
    Synonym: آرشین (arşın)
Derived terms
Descendants

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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَلْب (kalb).

Pronunciation

Noun

كلب • (kalb) m (plural كلاب (klāb), feminine كلبة (kalbe))

  1. dog
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