Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kælb]

Noun

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

1. dog

Declension

Related terms

• كَلْبَة f ‎(kalba, “bitch”)
• كَلْبِيّ ‎(kalbiyy, “canine”)

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

References

• Wehr, Hans (1976), “كلب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-001-8

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 ― dāʾ al-kalab ― rabies, hydrophobia

3. burning thirst
4. greed

Declension

Etymology 4

Adjective

كَلِب • ‎(kalib)

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

Declension