كلب

See also: كَلْب‎, کلپ‎, and کلب‎

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))

dog

Declension

Declension of noun كَلْب (kalb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	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

كَلْبَة‎ (kalba, “female dog”)
كَلْبِيّ‎ (kalbiyy, “canine”)

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: چَلْب‎ (/t͡ʃəlb/), جَلْب‎ (čalb)
Maltese: kelb
Moroccan Arabic: كلب‎ (kalb)
→ Ottoman Turkish: كلب‎ (kelp)

Etymology 2

Likely denominal to كَلَب‎ (kalab, “rabies”) or directly to كَلْب‎ (kalb, “dog”).

Verb

كَلِبَ • (kaliba) I, non-past يَكْلَبُ‎‎ (yaklabu)

to be seized by hydrophobia, to become rabid
to become mad, to become crazy
to covet greedily

Conjugation

Conjugation of

كَلِبَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun كَلَب)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					كَلَب kalab
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					كَالِب‎ kālib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَكْلُوب‎ maklūb
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَلِبْتُ‎ kalibtu	كَلِبْتَ‎ kalibta	كَلِبَ kaliba	كَلِبْتُمَا‎ kalibtumā	كَلِبَا‎ kalibā	كَلِبْنَا‎ kalibnā	كَلِبْتُمْ‎ kalibtum	كَلِبُوا‎ kalibū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كَلِبْتُ‎ kalibtu	كَلِبْتِ‎ kalibti	كَلِبَتْ‎ kalibat	كَلِبْتُمَا‎ kalibtumā	كَلِبَتَا‎ kalibatā	كَلِبْنَا‎ kalibnā	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
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَكْلَبُ‎ ʔaklabu	تَكْلَبِينَ‎ taklabīna	تَكْلَبُ‎ taklabu	تَكْلَبَانِ‎ taklabāni	تَكْلَبَانِ‎ taklabāni	نَكْلَبُ‎ naklabu	تَكْلَبْنَ‎ taklabna	يَكْلَبْنَ‎ yaklabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَكْلَبَ‎ ʔaklaba	تَكْلَبَ‎ taklaba	يَكْلَبَ‎ yaklaba	تَكْلَبَا‎ taklabā	يَكْلَبَا‎ yaklabā	نَكْلَبَ‎ naklaba	تَكْلَبُوا‎ taklabū	يَكْلَبُوا‎ yaklabū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَكْلَبَ‎ ʔaklaba	تَكْلَبِي‎ taklabī	تَكْلَبَ‎ taklaba	تَكْلَبَا‎ taklabā	تَكْلَبَا‎ taklabā	نَكْلَبَ‎ naklaba	تَكْلَبْنَ‎ taklabna	يَكْلَبْنَ‎ yaklabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَكْلَبْ‎ ʔaklab	تَكْلَبْ‎ taklab	يَكْلَبْ‎ yaklab	تَكْلَبَا‎ taklabā	يَكْلَبَا‎ yaklabā	نَكْلَبْ‎ naklab	تَكْلَبُوا‎ taklabū	يَكْلَبُوا‎ yaklabū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَكْلَبْ‎ ʔaklab	تَكْلَبِي‎ taklabī	تَكْلَبْ‎ taklab	تَكْلَبَا‎ taklabā	تَكْلَبَا‎ taklabā	نَكْلَبْ‎ naklab	تَكْلَبْنَ‎ taklabna	يَكْلَبْنَ‎ yaklabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِكْلَبْ‎ iklab		اِكْلَبَا‎ iklabā			اِكْلَبُوا‎ iklabū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِكْلَبِي‎ iklabī		اِكْلَبَا‎ iklabā			اِكْلَبْنَ‎ iklabna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	كُلِبَ kuliba	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُكْلَبُ‎ yuklabu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُكْلَبَ‎ yuklaba	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُكْلَبْ‎ yuklab	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	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)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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)

rabid, affected with rabies
mad
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
Dual	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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَلْب‎ (kalb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalb/
Audio (file)

Noun

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

dog

Ottoman Turkish

FWOTD – 29 September 2020

كَلْب

Etymology 1

From Arabic كَلْب‎ (kalb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɛlp]

Noun

كلب • (kelp) (plural كلاب‎ (kilap), feminine كلبت‎ (kelbet))

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 bana kelp demiş
  İltifatı bu sözde zahirdir
  Maliki mezhebim benim zira
  İtikadımca kelp 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

From Arabic كَلَب‎ (kalab).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɛlɛp]

Noun

كلب • (kelep)

rabies, hydrophobia
ferocity, virulence

Etymology 3

From Persian ‎ (kalâf), ‎ (kalâbe), ‎ (kalâve, “clew”).

Alternative forms

كلبه‎ (kelebe), كلوه‎ (keleve)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɛlɛp]

Noun

كلب • (kelep)

clew, ball of yarn
weasel, reel
Synonym: آرشین‎ (arşın)

Derived terms

كلبجك‎ (kelebcik, diminutive)
كلبچه‎ (kelepçe, a pair of handcuffs)

Descendants

Turkish: kelep, kelebe, kelefe

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, Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 756

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَلْب‎ (kalb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalb/, [kalb]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

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

dog

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