كلب

See also: كَلْب‎ and کلپ‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *kalb- (or ك ل ب‎ (k-l-b)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kælb]
(Egypt) IPA^(key): /kɛɫp/
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Noun

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

dog

Declension

Declension of noun كَلْب (kalb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	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”)

Etymology 2

Likely denominal to كَلَب‎ (kalab, “rabies”) or directly to كَلْب‎ (kalb, “dog”).

Verb

كَلِبَ • (kaliba) I, non-past يَكْلَبُ‎‎ (yaklabu)

to be seized by hydrophobia, to become rabid
to become mad, to become crazy
to covet greedily

Conjugation

Conjugation of

كَلِبَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun كَلَب)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					كَلَب kalab
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					كَالِب‎ kālib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَكْلُوب‎ maklūb
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَلِبْتُ‎ kalibtu	كَلِبْتَ‎ kalibta	كَلِبَ kaliba	كَلِبْتُمَا‎ kalibtumā	كَلِبَا‎ kalibā	كَلِبْنَا‎ kalibnā	كَلِبْتُمْ‎ kalibtum	كَلِبُوا‎ kalibū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كَلِبْتُ‎ kalibtu	كَلِبْتِ‎ kalibti	كَلِبَتْ‎ kalibat	كَلِبْتُمَا‎ kalibtumā	كَلِبَتَا‎ kalibatā	كَلِبْنَا‎ kalibnā	كَلِبْتُنَّ‎ kalibtunna	كَلِبْنَ‎ kalibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَكْلَبُ‎ ʾaklabu	تَكْلَبُ‎ taklabu	يَكْلَبُ‎ yaklabu	تَكْلَبَانِ‎ taklabāni	يَكْلَبَانِ‎ yaklabāni	نَكْلَبُ‎ naklabu	تَكْلَبُونَ‎ taklabūna	يَكْلَبُونَ‎ yaklabūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أَكْلَبُ‎ ʾaklabu	تَكْلَبِينَ‎ taklabīna	تَكْلَبُ‎ taklabu	تَكْلَبَانِ‎ taklabāni	تَكْلَبَانِ‎ taklabāni	نَكْلَبُ‎ naklabu	تَكْلَبْنَ‎ taklabna	يَكْلَبْنَ‎ yaklabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَكْلَبَ‎ ʾaklaba	تَكْلَبَ‎ taklaba	يَكْلَبَ‎ yaklaba	تَكْلَبَا‎ taklabā	يَكْلَبَا‎ yaklabā	نَكْلَبَ‎ naklaba	تَكْلَبُوا‎ taklabū	يَكْلَبُوا‎ yaklabū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَكْلَبَ‎ ʾaklaba	تَكْلَبِي‎ taklabī	تَكْلَبَ‎ taklaba	تَكْلَبَا‎ taklabā	تَكْلَبَا‎ taklabā	نَكْلَبَ‎ naklaba	تَكْلَبْنَ‎ taklabna	يَكْلَبْنَ‎ yaklabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَكْلَبْ‎ ʾaklab	تَكْلَبْ‎ taklab	يَكْلَبْ‎ yaklab	تَكْلَبَا‎ taklabā	يَكْلَبَا‎ yaklabā	نَكْلَبْ‎ naklab	تَكْلَبُوا‎ taklabū	يَكْلَبُوا‎ yaklabū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَكْلَبْ‎ ʾaklab	تَكْلَبِي‎ taklabī	تَكْلَبْ‎ taklab	تَكْلَبَا‎ taklabā	تَكْلَبَا‎ taklabā	نَكْلَبْ‎ naklab	تَكْلَبْنَ‎ taklabna	يَكْلَبْنَ‎ yaklabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِكْلَبْ‎ iklab		اِكْلَبَا‎ iklabā			اِكْلَبُوا‎ iklabū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِكْلَبِي‎ iklabī		اِكْلَبَا‎ iklabā			اِكْلَبْنَ‎ iklabna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	كُلِبَ kuliba	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	—	—	يُكْلَبُ‎ yuklabu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُكْلَبَ‎ yuklaba	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُكْلَبْ‎ yuklab	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

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

Etymology 3

Likely derived from كَلْب‎ (kalb, “dog”).

Noun

كَلَب • (kalab) m

verbal noun of كَلِبَ (kaliba) (form I)
rabies, hydrophobia

‏دَاء الْكَلَب‎‎ ― dāʾ al-kalab ― rabies, hydrophobia
burning thirst
greed

Declension

Declension of noun كَلَب (kalab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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

Etymology 4

Adjective

كَلِب • (kalib)

rabid, affected with rabies
mad
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
Dual	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
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	كَلِبَات‎ kalibāt	الْكَلِبَات‎ al-kalibāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	كَلِبَاتٌ‎ kalibātun	الْكَلِبَاتُ‎ al-kalibātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	كَلِبَاتٍ‎ kalibātin	الْكَلِبَاتِ‎ al-kalibāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	كَلِبَاتٍ‎ kalibātin	الْكَلِبَاتِ‎ al-kalibāti

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