ܟܠܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܠ ܒ (k l b)
3 terms

ܟܲܠܒܵܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic כַּלְבָּא (kalbā), from Proto-Semitic *kalb-; compare Arabic كَلْب (kalb), Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kélev) and Akkadian 𒌨 (kalbum). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former; compare Arabic كَلَّاب (kallāb).

Pronunciation

• ܟܲܠܒܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [kal.bɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kal.bɑː]
  • (Tyari) IPA^(key): [kæl.bɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃæl.bɑː], [t͡ʃæl.vɑː]
• ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [kallɑːwɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃæl.lɑːvɑː]

Noun

ܟܲܠܒܵܐ • (kalbā) m (plural ܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ (kalbē), feminine ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbṯā))

1. dog, hound

   ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ ܟܠ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ. ― kalbā nḇīḥ lēh kul laylē. ― The dog barked every night.

   • Psalms 59:6:

     ܟܹܐ ܕܵܥܪܝܼ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܙܵܘܙܝܼ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ، ܘܚܵܕ݂ܪܝܼ ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ ܕܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ.

     kē dāˁrī b-ramšā zāwzī ayḵ kalbē, w-ḥāḏrī ḥāḏirwānē d-mḏītā.

     They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.

2. (figuratively, offensive) dog, sod, bastard, asshole

   ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ! ― kalbā ìlēh! ― He's a dog!

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܠܒܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܲܠܒܝܼ (kalbī)		ܟܲܠܒܲܢ (kalban)
	construct	ܟܠܲܒ݂ (klaḇ)		2nd person	ܟܲܠܒܘܼܟ݂ (kalbūḵ)	ܟܲܠܒܵܟ݂ܝ (kalbāḵ)	ܟܲܠܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kalbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܠܒܵܐ (kalbā)		3rd person	ܟܲܠܒܹܗ (kalbēh)	ܟܲܠܒܵܗ̇ (kalbāh)	ܟܲܠܒܗܘܿܢ (kalbhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܲܠܒܝܼ̈ (kalbī)		ܟܲܠܒܲܢ̈ (kalban)
	construct	ܟܲܠܒܲܝ̈ (kalbay)		2nd person	ܟܲܠܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kalbūḵ)	ܟܲܠܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kalbāḵ)	ܟܲܠܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kalbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ (kalbē)		3rd person	ܟܲܠܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kalbūh)	ܟܲܠܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kalbōh)	ܟܲܠܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kalbhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܲܠܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbūṯā, “rabies”)
• ܟܲܠܒܘܿܣܵܐ (kalbōsā, “puppy”)
• ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (kalbā d-mayyā, “otter, beaver”)
• ܟܲܠܒܵܝܵܐ (kalbāyā, “canine”)

Noun

ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (kallāḇā) m (plural ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kallāḇē), feminine ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kallāḇtā))

1. dog keeper, dog trainer
2. (figurative) hook, clamp

   Synonyms: ܨܸܢܵܪܬܵܐ (ṣinnārtā), ܟܪܘܼܠܵܐ (krūlā), ܩܲܪܩܸܠܵܐ (qarqillā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܝܼ (kallāḇī)		ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܲܢ (kallāḇan)
	construct	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ (kallāḇ)		2nd person	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kallāḇūḵ)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kallāḇāḵ)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kallāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kallāḇā)		3rd person	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܹܗ (kallāḇēh)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (kallāḇāh)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kallāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (kallāḇī)		ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (kallāḇan)
	construct	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (kallāḇay)		2nd person	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kallāḇūḵ)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kallāḇāḵ)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kallāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kallāḇē)		3rd person	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kallāḇūh)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kallāḇōh)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kallāḇhōn)

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 30 January 2015

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *kalb-. The sense of "dog day" is a calque of Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kalbɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kalbe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Adjective

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)

1. wild, mad

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܠܒܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܟܠܒ	ܟܠܒܐ	ܟܠܒܝܢ	ܟܠܒܢ
construct	ܟܠܒ	ܟܠܒܬ	ܟܠܒܝ	ܟܠܒܬ
emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ	ܟܠܒܬܐ	ܟܠܒܐ	ܟܠܒܬܐ

Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (kalbā) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)

1. dog, hound
2. (figuratively, offensive) dog, sod, bastard, asshole, etc.
3. dog day
4. name of a wind

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܠܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܠܒ		1st person	ܟܠܒܝ		ܟܠܒܢ
	construct	ܟܠܒ		2nd person	ܟܠܒܟ	ܟܠܒܟܝ	ܟܠܒܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܗܘܢ	ܟܠܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܠܒܝܢ		1st person	ܟܠܒܝ		ܟܠܒܝܢ
	construct	ܟܠܒܝ		2nd person	ܟܠܒܝܟ	ܟܠܒܝܟܝ	ܟܠܒܝܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܒܘܗܝ	ܟܠܒܝܗ	ܟܠܒܝܗܘܢ	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

1. (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)

1. rage, madness

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܠܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܠܒ		1st person	ܟܠܒܝ		ܟܠܒܢ
	construct	ܟܠܒ		2nd person	ܟܠܒܟ	ܟܠܒܟܝ	ܟܠܒܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܗܘܢ	ܟܠܒܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Arabic كَلَّاب (kallāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kallɑvɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kallɑve(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)

1. dog keeper, dog trainer; one who hunts with dogs

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܠܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܠܒ		1st person	ܟܠܒܝ		ܟܠܒܢ
	construct	ܟܠܒ		2nd person	ܟܠܒܟ	ܟܠܒܟܝ	ܟܠܒܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܗܘܢ	ܟܠܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܠܒܝܢ		1st person	ܟܠܒܝ		ܟܠܒܝܢ
	construct	ܟܠܒܝ		2nd person	ܟܠܒܝܟ	ܟܠܒܝܟܝ	ܟܠܒܝܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܒܘܗܝ	ܟܠܒܝܗ	ܟܠܒܝܗܘܢ	ܟܠܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kalbɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܟܠܒܬܐ

Etymology 5

Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܟܘܠܒܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܠܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܠܒ		1st person	ܟܠܒܝ		ܟܠܒܢ
	construct	ܟܠܒ		2nd person	ܟܠܒܟ	ܟܠܒܟܝ	ܟܠܒܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܗܘܢ	ܟܠܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܠܒܝܢ		1st person	ܟܠܒܝ		ܟܠܒܝܢ
	construct	ܟܠܒܝ		2nd person	ܟܠܒܝܟ	ܟܠܒܝܟܝ	ܟܠܒܝܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܒܘܗܝ	ܟܠܒܝܗ	ܟܠܒܝܗܘܢ	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))

1. dog