כלבלב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ל־ב (k-l-b)
6 terms

A diminutive form of כֶּלֶב (kélev, “dog”) formed by partial reduplication. Compare with חֲתַלְתּוּל (khataltúl, “a kitten, a kitty”) (from חָתוּל (khatúl, “a cat”)).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /klavˈlav/

Noun

כְּלַבְלַב • (klavláv) m (plural indefinite כְּלַבְלַבִּים, singular construct כְּלַבְלַב־, feminine counterpart כְּלַבְלַבָּה) [pattern: קְטַלְטַל]

1. doggy; a small friendly dog
2. puppy

Declension

Declension of כְּלַבְלַב

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	כְּלַבְלַב	first	כְּלַבְלַבִּי		כְּלַבְלַבֵּנוּ
	definite	הַכְּלַבְלַב	second	כְּלַבְלַבְּךָ	כְּלַבְלַבֵּךְ	כְּלַבְלַבְּכֶם	כְּלַבְלַבְּכֶן
	construct	כְּלַבְלַב־	third	כְּלַבְלַבּוֹ	כְּלַבְלַבָּהּ	כְּלַבְלַבָּם	כְּלַבְלַבָּן
plural	indefinite	כְּלַבְלַבִּים	first	כלבלביי / כְּלַבְלַבַּי		כְּלַבְלַבֵּינוּ
	definite	הַכְּלַבְלַבִּים	second	כְּלַבְלַבֶּיךָ	כלבלבייך / כְּלַבְלַבַּיִךְ	כְּלַבְלַבֵּיכֶם	כְּלַבְלַבֵּיכֶן
	construct	כְּלַבְלַבֵּי־	third	כְּלַבְלַבָּיו	כְּלַבְלַבֶּיהָ	כְּלַבְלַבֵּיהֶם	כְּלַבְלַבֵּיהֶן

References

• "כלבלב" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• כלבלב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he