كلك

See also: کلک

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܟܰܠܟܳܐ (kalkā), from Akkadian 𒋢𒅗𒆷𒆠 (/⁠kalakku, kelek⁠/), from Sumerian 𒋢𒆠𒇲 (/⁠kila⁠/, “box, container, vessel”).

Noun

كَلَك • (kalak) m (plural كَلَكَات (kalakāt)) (Iraq)

1. raft (of inflated skins)

Declension

Declension of noun كَلَك (kalak)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَك kalak	الْكَلَك al-kalak	كَلَك kalak
Nominative	كَلَكٌ kalakun	الْكَلَكُ al-kalaku	كَلَكُ kalaku
Accusative	كَلَكًا kalakan	الْكَلَكَ al-kalaka	كَلَكَ kalaka
Genitive	كَلَكٍ kalakin	الْكَلَكِ al-kalaki	كَلَكِ kalaki
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَكَيْن kalakayn	الْكَلَكَيْن al-kalakayn	كَلَكَيْ kalakay
Nominative	كَلَكَانِ kalakāni	الْكَلَكَانِ al-kalakāni	كَلَكَا kalakā
Accusative	كَلَكَيْنِ kalakayni	الْكَلَكَيْنِ al-kalakayni	كَلَكَيْ kalakay
Genitive	كَلَكَيْنِ kalakayni	الْكَلَكَيْنِ al-kalakayni	كَلَكَيْ kalakay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَكَات kalakāt	الْكَلَكَات al-kalakāt	كَلَكَات kalakāt
Nominative	كَلَكَاتٌ kalakātun	الْكَلَكَاتُ al-kalakātu	كَلَكَاتُ kalakātu
Accusative	كَلَكَاتٍ kalakātin	الْكَلَكَاتِ al-kalakāti	كَلَكَاتِ kalakāti
Genitive	كَلَكَاتٍ kalakātin	الْكَلَكَاتِ al-kalakāti	كَلَكَاتِ kalakāti

References

• “klk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19)‎^[1], Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 61