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)
→ Gujarati: કલ્બ (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

Borrowed from Arabic كَلْب (kalb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɛlp]

Noun

كلب • (kelb) (plural كلاب (kilâb), 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 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

IPA^(key): [kɛlɛp]

Noun

كلب • (keleb)

rabies, hydrophobia
ferocity, virulence

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

كلبه (kelebe), كلوه (keleve)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɛlɛp]

Noun

كلب • (keleb)

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

Derived terms

كلبجك (kelebcik, diminutive)
كلبچه (kelebçe, “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 (overall work in German and French), 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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