كلبي

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of كَلْب (kalb, dog) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy). Sense of "Cynic" calqued from Ancient Greek Κυνικός (Kunikós), from κύων (kúōn, dog).

Adjective[edit]

كَلْبِيّ (kalbiyy) (feminine كَلْبِيَّة (kalbiyya), masculine plural كَلْبِيُّونَ (kalbiyyūna), feminine plural كَلْبِيَّات (kalbiyyāt))

  1. canine, having to do with dogs
  2. (philosophy) Cynic

Declension[edit]