كلك

كلك

See also: کلک‎

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܟܰܠܟܳܐ‎ (kalkā), from Akkadian 𒋢𒅗𒆷𒆠 (/kalakku, kelek/), from Sumerian 𒋢𒆠𒇲 (/kila/, “box, container, vessel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.lak/

Noun

كَلَك • (kalak) m (plural كَلَكَات‎ (kalakāt)) (Iraq)

1. raft (of inflated skins)

Declension

Declension of noun كَلَك (kalak)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَك kalak	الْكَلَك‎ al-kalak	كَلَك kalak
Nominative	كَلَكٌ kalakun	الْكَلَكُ‎ al-kalaku	كَلَكُ kalaku
Accusative	كَلَكًا‎ kalakan	الْكَلَكَ‎ al-kalaka	كَلَكَ kalaka
Genitive	كَلَكٍ kalakin	الْكَلَكِ‎ al-kalaki	كَلَكِ kalaki
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَكَيْن‎ kalakayn	الْكَلَكَيْن‎ al-kalakayn	كَلَكَيْ‎ kalakay
Nominative	كَلَكَانِ‎ kalakāni	الْكَلَكَانِ‎ al-kalakāni	كَلَكَا‎ kalakā
Accusative	كَلَكَيْنِ‎ kalakayni	الْكَلَكَيْنِ‎ al-kalakayni	كَلَكَيْ‎ kalakay
Genitive	كَلَكَيْنِ‎ kalakayni	الْكَلَكَيْنِ‎ al-kalakayni	كَلَكَيْ‎ kalakay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَكَات‎ kalakāt	الْكَلَكَات‎ al-kalakāt	كَلَكَات‎ kalakāt
Nominative	كَلَكَاتٌ‎ kalakātun	الْكَلَكَاتُ‎ al-kalakātu	كَلَكَاتُ‎ kalakātu
Accusative	كَلَكَاتٍ‎ kalakātin	الْكَلَكَاتِ‎ al-kalakāti	كَلَكَاتِ‎ kalakāti
Genitive	كَلَكَاتٍ‎ kalakātin	الْكَلَكَاتِ‎ al-kalakāti	كَلَكَاتِ‎ kalakāti

Descendants

• → Persian: کلک‎ (kalak)
• → Ottoman Turkish: كلك‎ (kelek)
  • Turkish: kelek
  • → Armenian: քէլէկ (kʿēlēk)
• → Zazaki: kelek

References

• “klk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19)‎, Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 61
• Meissner, Bruno (1894), “Lexicographische Studien”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete‎ (in German), volume 9, pages 270–272

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Adjective

كلك • (kelek)

1. partly bald

Descendants

• Turkish: kelek
• → Armenian: Քելեկյան (Kʿelekyan)

Etymology 2

From Old Anatolian Turkish, from Arabic كَلَك‎ (kalak, “raft (of inflated skins)”), used locally by the Ottoman army.

Noun

كلك • (kelek)

1. raft (of inflated skins)

Descendants

• Turkish: kelek
• → Armenian: քէլէկ (kʿēlēk)

Etymology 3

From Persian کالک‎ (kālak, “unripe melon”).

Noun

كلك • (kelek)

1. unripe melon

Descendants

• Turkish: kelek
• → Armenian: քէլէկ (kʿēlēk)

Etymology 4

From Persian کلک‎ (kilk, “hollow reed, kex; pen”).

Noun

كلك • (kilk) (uncommon)

1. quill or reed-pen

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “كلك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1035a
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kelek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük