כלבלב
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
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כ־ל־ב (k-l-b) |
A diminutive form of כֶּלֶב (“dog”) formed by repeating the last two letters, ־לב. Compare with חֲתַלְתּוּל (chataltul, “a kitten, a kitty”) (from חָתוּל (chatúl, “a cat”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /klavˈlav/
Noun
[edit]כְּלַבְלַב • (klavláv) m (plural indefinite כְּלַבְלַבִּים, singular construct כְּלַבְלַב־) [pattern: קְטַלְטַל]
Further reading
[edit]- כלבלב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he