ܟܠܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܟ ܠ ܒ (k l b) |
| 1 term |
Etymology 1
From Aramaic כַּלְבָּא (kalbā), from Proto-Semitic *kalb-; compare Arabic كَلْب (kalb), Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kélev) and Akkadian 𒌨 (kalbum).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [kal.bɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kal.bɑː]
- (Tyari) IPA(key): [kæl.bɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃæl.bɑː], [t͡ʃæl.vɑː]
Adjective
ܟܲܠܒܵܐ • (kalbā) (feminine ܟܲܠܒܬܵܐ (kalbtā), plural ܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ (kalbē))
- wild, mad
Noun
ܟܲܠܒܵܐ • (kalbā) m (plural ܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ (kalbē), feminine ܟܲܠܒܬܵܐ (kalbtā))
- dog, hound
- ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ ܟܠ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ. ― kalbā nḇīḥ lēh kul laylē. ― The dog barked every night.
- Psalms 59:6:
- ܟܹܐ ܕܵܝܪܝܼ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܙܵܘܙܝܼ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܟܲܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ، ܘܚܵܕܪܝܼ ܚܵܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ ܕܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ.
- kē dāyrī b-ramšā zāwzī ayḵ kalḇē, w-ḥādrī ḥādirwānē d-mdītā.
- They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.
- (figuratively, offensive): dog, sod, bastard, asshole
- ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ! ― kalbā ìlēh! ― He's a dog!
Derived terms
- ܟܲܠܒܘܿܣܵܐ (kalbosā, “puppy”)
- ܟܲܠܒܵܝܵܐ (kalbāyā, “canine”)
- ܟܲܠܒܘܼܬܵܐ (kalbutā, “rabies”)
- ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (kalḇā d-mīyā, “otter, beaver”)
Etymology 2
Modified from the above; compare Arabic كَلَّاب (kallāb).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [kal.lɑːvɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃæl.lɑːvɑː]
Noun
ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (kallāḇā) m (plural ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kallāḇē), feminine ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kallāḇtā))
- dog keeper, dog trainer
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [kal.vɑː]
Noun
ܟܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ • (kalḇā) m
- rage, madness
Etymology 4
From Akkadian 𒅗𒆷𒁍 (kalappu).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [kɪl.wɑ]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʊl.wɑ]
Noun
ܟܸܠܒ݂ܵܐ • (kilḇā) m (plural ܟܸܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kilḇē))
- pickaxe
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *kalb-. The sense of "dog day" is a calque of Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kalbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kalbe(ʔ)] (plural)
Adjective
ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)
- wild, mad
Inflection
| masculine | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܠܒ | ܟܠܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܠܒ | ܟܠܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܠܒܐ | ܟܠܒܐ |
| feminine | singular | plural |
| absolute | ܟܠܒܐ | ܟܠܒܢ |
| construct | ܟܠܒܬ | ܟܠܒܬ |
| emphatic | ܟܠܒܬܐ | ܟܠܒܬܐ |
Noun
ܟܠܒܐ • (kalbā) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)
- dog, hound
- (figuratively, offensive) dog, sod, bastard, asshole, etc.
- dog day
- name of a wind
Inflection
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܠܒ | ܟܠܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܠܒ | ܟܠܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܠܒܐ | ܟܠܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܠܒܝ | ܟܠܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܠܒܟ | ܟܠܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܠܒܟܝ | ܟܠܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܠܒܗ | ܟܠܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܠܒܗ | ܟܠܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܠܒܢ | ܟܠܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܠܒܟܘܢ | ܟܠܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܠܒܟܝܢ | ܟܠܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܠܒܗܘܢ | ܟܠܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܠܒܗܝܢ | ܟܠܒܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܟܠܒܐ ܕܝܡܐ (kalbā d-yammā, “shark”)
- ܟܠܒܐ ܕܡܝܐ (kalbā d-mayyā, “otter, beaver”)
Descendants
- → Old Armenian: կուղբ (kułb, “beaver”)
Proper noun
ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m
- (astronomy) Dog Star, Sirius, Canicula
Synonyms
- ܟܠܒܐ ܕܓܢܒܪܐ
Etymology 2
Related to above. Compare Arabic كَلَب (kalab).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kal(ə)vɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)
- rage, madness
Inflection
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܠܒ |
| construct | ܟܠܒ |
| emphatic | ܟܠܒܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܠܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܠܒܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܠܒܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܠܒܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܠܒܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܠܒܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܠܒܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܠܒܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܠܒܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܠܒܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
Modified from above. Compare Arabic كَلَّاب (kallāb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kallɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kallɑve(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)
- dog keeper, dog
trainer; one who hunts with dogs
Inflection
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܠܒ | ܟܠܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܠܒ | ܟܠܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܠܒܐ | ܟܠܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܠܒܝ | ܟܠܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܠܒܟ | ܟܠܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܠܒܟܝ | ܟܠܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܠܒܗ | ܟܠܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܠܒܗ | ܟܠܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܠܒܢ | ܟܠܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܠܒܟܘܢ | ܟܠܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܠܒܟܝܢ | ܟܠܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܠܒܗܘܢ | ܟܠܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܠܒܗܝܢ | ܟܠܒܝܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kalbɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed)
- absolute singular of ܟܠܒܬܐ
Noun
ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ)
- Alternative spelling of ܟܘܠܒܐ
Inflection
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܠܒ | ܟܠܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܠܒ | ܟܠܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܠܒܐ | ܟܠܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܠܒܝ | ܟܠܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܠܒܟ | ܟܠܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܠܒܟܝ | ܟܠܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܠܒܗ | ܟܠܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܠܒܗ | ܟܠܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܠܒܢ | ܟܠܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܠܒܟܘܢ | ܟܠܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܠܒܟܝܢ | ܟܠܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܠܒܗܘܢ | ܟܠܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܠܒܗܝܢ | ܟܠܒܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “klb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 156a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 215b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 622ab
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic כלבא.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalbo/
Noun
ܟܰܠܒܳܐ • (kalbo) m (plural ܟܰܠܒܶܐ (kalbe))
- dog