كلاب

See also: گلاب

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ك ل ب (k-l-b) originally meaning “a predatory animal”, “a dog or a falcon”, connected especially to canine teeth or claws; “to pierce”, as well as the conception of “hunting or catching food”, “a tool or aid in acquiring food”. The sense of a clamp is borrowed from Aramaic ܟܠܒܬܐ (kalbtā, “tongs, pincers; metal device used to hold something”) which also developed from the proto-Semitic sense of a claw.

Alternative forms

• كُلَّابَة (kullāba), كَلَّابَة (kallāba)

Noun

كُلَّاب or كَلَّاب • (kullāb or kallāb) m (plural كَلَالِيب (kalālīb))

1. pike pole, gaff
2. hook
   1. fishhook
   2. tenterhook
   3. grapple, grapnel
   4. fleshhook
   5. billhook, pruning-hook
      • c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام [yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʔaḥmad ibn al-ʕawwām], edited by José Antonio Banqueri, كتاب الفلاحة [Book on Agriculture], volume 1, Madrid: Imprenta Real, published 1802^IA, Cap. 7, Art. 35, page 405:

        ويحتاج [الزعرور] إلى التسبيخ كل سنة وقد يسبخ الشجر كله ويخفف ورقها عنها بكلاب حديد مصفى حاد ماض فإن الحديد إذا دخل شيء من صدأه بعض أغصانها لهلكها وأبطلها […]

        [The azarole] needs to be plucked every year (and the whole tree may be plucked), trimming its leaves with a sharp iron hook, such as when the iron enters some rust it razes and fordoes it. […]

3. clamp
4. spur
5. talons, especially of a falcon
6. thorns

Declension

Declension of noun كُلَّاب (kullāb)‎; كَلَّاب (kallāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُلَّاب‎; كَلَّاب kullāb‎; kallāb	الْكُلَّاب‎; الْكَلَّاب al-kullāb‎; al-kallāb	كُلَّاب‎; كَلَّاب kullāb‎; kallāb
Nominative	كُلَّابٌ‎; كَلَّابٌ kullābun‎; kallābun	الْكُلَّابُ‎; الْكَلَّابُ al-kullābu‎; al-kallābu	كُلَّابُ‎; كَلَّابُ kullābu‎; kallābu
Accusative	كُلَّابًا‎; كَلَّابًا kullāban‎; kallāban	الْكُلَّابَ‎; الْكَلَّابَ al-kullāba‎; al-kallāba	كُلَّابَ‎; كَلَّابَ kullāba‎; kallāba
Genitive	كُلَّابٍ‎; كَلَّابٍ kullābin‎; kallābin	الْكُلَّابِ‎; الْكَلَّابِ al-kullābi‎; al-kallābi	كُلَّابِ‎; كَلَّابِ kullābi‎; kallābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُلَّابَيْن‎; كَلَّابَيْن kullābayn‎; kallābayn	الْكُلَّابَيْن‎; الْكَلَّابَيْن al-kullābayn‎; al-kallābayn	كُلَّابَيْ‎; كَلَّابَيْ kullābay‎; kallābay
Nominative	كُلَّابَانِ‎; كَلَّابَانِ kullābāni‎; kallābāni	الْكُلَّابَانِ‎; الْكَلَّابَانِ al-kullābāni‎; al-kallābāni	كُلَّابَا‎; كَلَّابَا kullābā‎; kallābā
Accusative	كُلَّابَيْنِ‎; كَلَّابَيْنِ kullābayni‎; kallābayni	الْكُلَّابَيْنِ‎; الْكَلَّابَيْنِ al-kullābayni‎; al-kallābayni	كُلَّابَيْ‎; كَلَّابَيْ kullābay‎; kallābay
Genitive	كُلَّابَيْنِ‎; كَلَّابَيْنِ kullābayni‎; kallābayni	الْكُلَّابَيْنِ‎; الْكَلَّابَيْنِ al-kullābayni‎; al-kallābayni	كُلَّابَيْ‎; كَلَّابَيْ kullābay‎; kallābay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَالِيب kalālīb	الْكَلَالِيب al-kalālīb	كَلَالِيب kalālīb
Nominative	كَلَالِيبُ kalālību	الْكَلَالِيبُ al-kalālību	كَلَالِيبُ kalālību
Accusative	كَلَالِيبَ kalālība	الْكَلَالِيبَ al-kalālība	كَلَالِيبَ kalālība
Genitive	كَلَالِيبَ kalālība	الْكَلَالِيبِ al-kalālībi	كَلَالِيبِ kalālībi

References

• “klbh²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 87
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كلاب”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1114

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

كِلَاب • (kilāb) m pl

1. plural of كَلْب (kalb, “dog”)