ܟܠܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܟ ܠ ܒ (k l b) |
| 3 terms |
Inherited 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:
- ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ:
Noun
ܟܲܠܒܵܐ • (kalbā) m (plural ܟܲܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kalḇē) or ܟܲܠܒ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kalḇānē), feminine ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbṯā))
- dog, hound
- ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ ܟܠ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ.
- kalbā nḇīḥ lēh kul laylē.
- The dog barked every night.
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Psalms 59:6:
- ܟܹܐ ܕܵܥܪܝܼ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܙܵܘܙܝܼ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܟܲܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ، ܘܚܵܕ݂ܪܝܼ ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ ܕܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ.
- kē dāˁrī b-ramšā zāwzī ayḵ kalḇē, w-ḥāḏrī ḥāḏirwānē d-mḏītā.
- They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.
- (figuratively, offensive) dog, sod, bastard, asshole
- ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ! ― kalbā ìlēh! ― He's a dog!
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܠܲܒ݂ (klaḇ) | 1st person | ܟܲܠܒܝܼ (kalbī) | ܟܲܠܒܲܢ (kalban) | |||
| construct | ܟܠܲܒ݂ (klaḇ) | 2nd person | ܟܲܠܒܘܼܟ݂ (kalbōḵ) | ܟܲܠܒܵܟ݂ܝ (kalbāḵ) | ܟܲܠܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kalbawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܲܠܒܵܐ (kalbā) | 3rd person | ܟܲܠܒܹܗ (kalbēh) | ܟܲܠܒܵܗ̇ (kalbāh) | ܟܲܠܒܗܘܿܢ (kalbhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܲܠܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (kalḇīn) | 1st person | ܟܲܠܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (kalḇī) | ܟܲܠܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (kalḇan) | |||
| construct | ܟܲܠܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (kalḇay) | 2nd person | ܟܲܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kalḇōḵ) | ܟܲܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kalḇāḵ) | ܟܲܠܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kalḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܲܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kalḇē) | 3rd person | ܟܲܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kalḇūh) | ܟܲܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kalḇōh) | ܟܲܠܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kalḇayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܟܲܠܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbūṯā, “rabies”)
- ܟܲܠܒܘܿܢܵܐ (kalbōnā, “puppy”)
- ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (kalbā d-mayyā, “otter, beaver”)
- ܟܲܠܒܵܝܵܐ (kalbāyā, “canine”)
Noun
ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (kallāḇā) m (plural ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kallāḇē), feminine ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kallāḇtā))
- dog keeper, dog trainer
- (figurative) hook, clamp
- Synonyms: ܨܸܢܵܪܬܵܐ (ṣinnārtā), ܟܪܘܼܠܵܐ (krūlā), ܩܲܪܩܸܠܵܐ (qarqillā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ (kallāḇ) | 1st person | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܝܼ (kallāḇī) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܲܢ (kallāḇan) | |||
| construct | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ (kallāḇ) | 2nd person | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kallāḇōḵ) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kallāḇāḵ) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kallāḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kallāḇā) | 3rd person | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܹܗ (kallāḇēh) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (kallāḇāh) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kallāḇhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (kallāḇīn) | 1st person | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (kallāḇī) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (kallāḇan) | |||
| construct | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (kallāḇay) | 2nd person | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kallāḇōḵ) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kallāḇāḵ) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kallāḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kallāḇē) | 3rd person | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kallāḇūh) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kallāḇōh) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kallāḇayhōn) | |||
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] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kalbe] (plural)
Adjective
ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)
Inflection
| 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)
Inflection
| 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
Synonyms
- ܟܠܒܐ ܕܓܢܒܪܐ
Etymology 2
Related to above. Compare Arabic كَلَب (kalab).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kal(ə)vɑ]
Noun
ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)
Inflection
| 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] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kallɑve] (plural)
Noun
ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)
Inflection
| 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]
Noun
ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed)
Etymology 5
Noun
ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ)
- alternative spelling of ܟܘܠܒܐ
Inflection
| 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, →ISBN, page 622ab
Turoyo
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalbo/
Noun
ܟܰܠܒܳܐ • (kalbo) m (plural ܟܰܠܒܶܐ (kalbe))