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כלב

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See also: כּלבֿ

Hebrew

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Root
כ־ל־ב (k-l-b)
6 terms
כלב

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Semitic *kalb-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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כֶּלֶב (kɛ́lɛḇ, kélevm (plural indefinite כְּלָבִים, singular construct כֶּלֶב־, plural construct כַּלְבֵי־, feminine counterpart כַּלְבָּה) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding)
  2. (derogatory) scoundrel, bitch

Declension

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Declension of כֶּלֶב
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
masculine singular indefinite כֶּלֶב first כַּלְבִּי כַּלְבֵּנוּ
definite הַכֶּלֶב second כַּלְבְּךָ כַּלְבֵּךְ כַּלְבְּכֶם כַּלְבְּכֶן
construct כֶּלֶב־ third כַּלְבּוֹ כַּלְבָּהּ כַּלְבָּם כַּלְבָּן
masculine plural indefinite כְּלָבִים first כלביי / כְּלָבַי כְּלָבֵינוּ
definite הַכְּלָבִים second כְּלָבֶיךָ כלבייך / כְּלָבַיִךְ כַּלְבֵיכֶם כַּלְבֵיכֶן
construct כַּלְבֵי־ third כְּלָבָיו כְּלָבֶיהָ כַּלְבֵיהֶם כַּלְבֵיהֶן
feminine singular indefinite כַּלְבָּה first כַּלְבָּתִי כַּלְבָּתֵנוּ
definite הַכַּלְבָּה second כַּלְבָּתְךָ כַּלְבָּתֵךְ כַּלְבַּתְכֶם כַּלְבַּתְכֶן
construct כַּלְבַּת־ third כַּלְבָּתוֹ כַּלְבָּתָהּ כַּלְבָּתָם כַּלְבָּתָן
feminine plural indefinite כְּלָבוֹת first כלבותיי / כַּלְבוֹתַי כַּלְבוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַכְּלָבוֹת second כַּלְבוֹתֶיךָ כלבותייך / כַּלְבוֹתַיִךְ כַּלְבוֹתֵיכֶם כַּלְבוֹתֵיכֶן
construct כַּלְבוֹת־ third כַּלְבוֹתָיו כַּלְבוֹתֶיהָ כַּלְבוֹתָם כַּלְבוֹתָן

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Persian

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Noun

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כלב (kalb)

  1. Judeo-Persian spelling of کلب (kalb).
    • 1600s, Elisha ben Shmūel, translated by Dalia Yasharpour, The Prince and the Sufi: The Judeo-Persian Rendition of the Buddha Biographies, Brill, published November 9, 2020:
      צֿנאן גשתה וֿגִודש פיש מן כֿאר
      כה פנדארם כם‭‬ אז כלבסת צד באר
      čenin gašte vojud-aš piš-e man xâr
      ke pendâram kam az kalb ast sad bâr
      His existence for me has become so base
      That I view him infinitely lower than a dog.

Yiddish

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Noun

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כלב (kelevm, plural כלבים (klovem)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of כּלבֿ (kelev).