كلاب
See also: گلاب
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ك ل ب (k-l-b) originally meaning “a predatory animal”, “a dog or a falcon”, connected especially to canine teeth or claws; “to pierce”, as well as the conception of “hunting or catching food”, “a tool or aid in acquiring food”. The sense of a clamp is borrowed from Aramaic ܟܠܒܬܐ (kalbtā, “tongs, pincers; metal device used to hold something”) which also developed from the proto-Semitic sense of a claw.
Alternative forms
- كُلَّابَة (kullāba), كَلَّابَة (kallāba)
Noun
كُلَّاب or كَلَّاب • (kullāb or kallāb) m (plural كَلَالِيب (kalālīb))
- pike pole, gaff
- hook
- fishhook
- tenterhook
- grapple, grapnel
- fleshhook
- billhook, pruning-hook
- c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام [Yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʾaḥmad ibn al-ʿawwām], José Antonio Banqueri, editor, كتاب الفلاحة [Book on Agriculture], volume 1, Madrid: Imprenta Real, published 1802IA, Cap. 7, Art. 35, page 405:
- ويحتاج [الزعرور] إلى التسبيخ كل سنة وقد يسبخ الشجر كله ويخفف ورقها عنها بكلاب حديد مصفى حاد ماض فإن الحديد إذا دخل شيء من صدأه بعض أغصانها لهلكها وأبطلها […]
- [The azarole] needs to be plucked every year (and the whole tree may be plucked), trimming its leaves with a sharp iron hook, such as when the iron enters some rust it razes and fordoes it. […]
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- clamp
- spur
- talons, especially of a falcon
- thorns
Declension
Declension of noun كُلَّاب (kullāb); كَلَّاب (kallāb)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كُلَّاب; كَلَّاب kullāb; kallāb | الْكُلَّاب; الْكَلَّاب al-kullāb; al-kallāb | كُلَّاب; كَلَّاب kullāb; kallāb |
Nominative | كُلَّابٌ; كَلَّابٌ kullābun; kallābun | الْكُلَّابُ; الْكَلَّابُ al-kullābu; al-kallābu | كُلَّابُ; كَلَّابُ kullābu; kallābu |
Accusative | كُلَّابًا; كَلَّابًا kullāban; kallāban | الْكُلَّابَ; الْكَلَّابَ al-kullāba; al-kallāba | كُلَّابَ; كَلَّابَ kullāba; kallāba |
Genitive | كُلَّابٍ; كَلَّابٍ kullābin; kallābin | الْكُلَّابِ; الْكَلَّابِ al-kullābi; al-kallābi | كُلَّابِ; كَلَّابِ kullābi; kallābi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | كُلَّابَيْن; كَلَّابَيْن kullābayn; kallābayn | الْكُلَّابَيْن; الْكَلَّابَيْن al-kullābayn; al-kallābayn | كُلَّابَيْ; كَلَّابَيْ kullābay; kallābay |
Nominative | كُلَّابَانِ; كَلَّابَانِ kullābāni; kallābāni | الْكُلَّابَانِ; الْكَلَّابَانِ al-kullābāni; al-kallābāni | كُلَّابَا; كَلَّابَا kullābā; kallābā |
Accusative | كُلَّابَيْنِ; كَلَّابَيْنِ kullābayni; kallābayni | الْكُلَّابَيْنِ; الْكَلَّابَيْنِ al-kullābayni; al-kallābayni | كُلَّابَيْ; كَلَّابَيْ kullābay; kallābay |
Genitive | كُلَّابَيْنِ; كَلَّابَيْنِ kullābayni; kallābayni | الْكُلَّابَيْنِ; الْكَلَّابَيْنِ al-kullābayni; al-kallābayni | كُلَّابَيْ; كَلَّابَيْ kullābay; kallābay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كَلَالِيب kalālīb | الْكَلَالِيب al-kalālīb | كَلَالِيب kalālīb |
Nominative | كَلَالِيبُ kalālību | الْكَلَالِيبُ al-kalālību | كَلَالِيبُ kalālību |
Accusative | كَلَالِيبَ kalālība | الْكَلَالِيبَ al-kalālība | كَلَالِيبَ kalālība |
Genitive | كَلَالِيبَ kalālība | الْكَلَالِيبِ al-kalālībi | كَلَالِيبِ kalālībi |
References
- “klbh2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 87
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “كلاب”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1114
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
كِلَاب • (kilāb) m pl
- plural of كَلْب (kalb, “dog”)