كلف
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ك ل ف (k-l-f).
Verb
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- to spend zeal, pains and costs (on a thing)
- to be eager
- to be or fall in love (بِ (bi) with)
- to like (بِ (bi) something), to be very attached (بِ (bi) to)
- to become reddish brown (of the face)
- to become freckled
Conjugation
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References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كلف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “كلف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Verb
كَلَّفَ • (kallafa) II (non-past يُكَلِّفُ (yukallifu), verbal noun تَكْلِيف (taklīf))
- to entrust ([transitive] someone [transitive or بِ (bi)] with something), to impose (a matter on someone)
- (ditransitive) to assign (someone a task)
- to molest, to make difficulties for, to trouble
- (ditransitive) to cost (someone something)
Conjugation
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References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كلف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[2], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “كلف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Etymology 3
Noun
كَلَف • (kalaf) m (plural أَكْلَاف (ʔaklāf))
- verbal noun of كَلِفَ (kalifa) (form I)
- pains and care taken
- amorousness
- brown spot, freckle
- cost
Declension
Declension of noun كَلَف (kalaf)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كَلَف kalaf |
الْكَلَف al-kalaf |
كَلَف kalaf |
Nominative | كَلَفٌ kalafun |
الْكَلَفُ al-kalafu |
كَلَفُ kalafu |
Accusative | كَلَفًا kalafan |
الْكَلَفَ al-kalafa |
كَلَفَ kalafa |
Genitive | كَلَفٍ kalafin |
الْكَلَفِ al-kalafi |
كَلَفِ kalafi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | كَلَفَيْن kalafayn |
الْكَلَفَيْن al-kalafayn |
كَلَفَيْ kalafay |
Nominative | كَلَفَانِ kalafāni |
الْكَلَفَانِ al-kalafāni |
كَلَفَا kalafā |
Accusative | كَلَفَيْنِ kalafayni |
الْكَلَفَيْنِ al-kalafayni |
كَلَفَيْ kalafay |
Genitive | كَلَفَيْنِ kalafayni |
الْكَلَفَيْنِ al-kalafayni |
كَلَفَيْ kalafay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَكْلَاف ʔaklāf |
الْأَكْلَاف al-ʔaklāf |
أَكْلَاف ʔaklāf |
Nominative | أَكْلَافٌ ʔaklāfun |
الْأَكْلَافُ al-ʔaklāfu |
أَكْلَافُ ʔaklāfu |
Accusative | أَكْلَافًا ʔaklāfan |
الْأَكْلَافَ al-ʔaklāfa |
أَكْلَافَ ʔaklāfa |
Genitive | أَكْلَافٍ ʔaklāfin |
الْأَكْلَافِ al-ʔaklāfi |
أَكْلَافِ ʔaklāfi |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كلف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[3], London: W.H. Allen