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

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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

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)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of

كَلِبَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun كَلَب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						كَلَب kalab
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						كَالِب kālib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَكْلُوب maklūb
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^[1] (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

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Noun

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

1. dog

Ottoman Turkish

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كَلْب

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic كَلْب (kalb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛlp]

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

• IPA^(key): [kɛlɛp]

Noun

كلب • (keleb)

1. rabies, hydrophobia
2. ferocity, virulence

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

• كلبه (kelebe), كلوه (keleve)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛlɛp]

Noun

كلب • (keleb)

1. clew, ball of yarn
2. 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^[2], 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)

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Noun

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

1. dog