كلف

See also: کلف and گلف

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ك ل ف (k-l-f).

Verb

1. to spend zeal, pains and costs (on a thing)
2. to be eager
3. to be or fall in love (بِ (bi) with)
4. to like (بِ (bi) something), to be very attached (بِ (bi) to)
5. to become reddish brown (of the face)
6. to become freckled

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))

1. to entrust ([transitive] someone [transitive or بِ (bi)] with something), to impose (a matter on someone)
2. (ditransitive) to assign (someone a task)
3. to molest, to make difficulties for, to trouble
4. (ditransitive) to cost (someone something)

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))

1. verbal noun of كَلِفَ (kalifa) (form I)
2. pains and care taken
3. amorousness
4. brown spot, freckle
5. cost

Declension

Declension of noun كَلَف (kalaf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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