كلسة

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Italian calza and Italian calzetta, ultimately from Early Medieval Latin calcea, like Greek κάλτσα (káltsa), Western Neo-Aramaic ܟܠܫܢܘ (kalšinō), and Tunisian Arabic قلسيطة (qalsīta).

Noun

كلسة • (kalsef (plural كَلْسَات (kalsāt))

  1. sock

Usage notes

  • Rarely used in the singular.

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Italian calza and Italian calzetta, ultimately from Early Medieval Latin calcea, like Greek κάλτσα (káltsa), Western Neo-Aramaic ܟܠܫܢܘ (kalšinō), and Tunisian Arabic قلسيطة (qalsīta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kal.se/, [ˈkal.se]
  • IPA(key): /kal.sa/, [ˈkal.sa]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

كلسة • (kalsef (plural كلسات (kalsāt))

  1. sock
    Synonyms: جربان (jurbān), جراب (jrāb)
  2. stocking