ܟܠܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܠܒ݂ܐ

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כַּלְבָּא‎ (kalbā), from Proto-Semitic *kalb-; compare Arabic كَلْب‎ (kalb), Hebrew כֶּלֶב‎ (kélev).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kal.bɑ]
• IPA^(key): [tʃæl.bɑ]
• IPA^(key): [kæl.bɑ]
• IPA^(key): [kal.bɑ]

Adjective

ܟܲܠܒܵܐ • (kalbā) m (feminine ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbṯā), masculine plural ܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ (kalbē), feminine plural ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbāṯā))

1. wild, mad

Noun

ܟܲܠܒܵܐ • (kalbā) m (feminine ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbṯā), masculine plural ܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ (kalbē), feminine plural ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbāṯā))

1. dog, hound

   ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ ܟܠ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ. ― kalbā nwiḳlēh kul laylē. ― The dog barked every night.

   • Psalms 59:6:

     ܟܹܐ ܕܵܝܪܝܼܢ݇ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܙܵܘܙܝܼ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ، ܘܚܵܕܪܝܼܢ݇ ܚܵܕܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ ܕܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ.

     kē dāyrī bramšā zāwzī āyḳ kalbē w-ḳādrī ḳādirwānē d-mdītā.

     They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.

2. (figuratively, offensive): dog, sod, bastard, asshole

   ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ! ― kalbā īlēh! ― He's a dog!

3. rage, madness

Derived terms

• ܟܲܠܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (kalwonā, “puppy”)
• ܟܲܠܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (kalwāyā, “canine”)
• ܟܲܠܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ (kalwutā, “rabies”)
• ܟܲܠܒ݂ܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ (kalbā d-mīyā, “otter, beaver”)
• ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kallāwā, “dog-keeper”)

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic كَلَّاب (kallāb).

Noun

ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (kallāwā) m (feminine ܟܲܠܵܒܬܵܐ (kallābtā), masculine plural ܟܲܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kallāwē), feminine plural ܟܲܠܵܒܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kallābyātē))

1. dog keeper, dog trainer

Etymology 3

From Akkadian 𒅗𒆷𒁍 (kalappu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəl.wɑ]
• IPA^(key): [tʃʊl.wɑ]

Noun

ܟܸܠܒ݂ܵܐ • (kilwā) m (plural ܟܸܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kilwē))

1. pickaxe

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Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 30 January 2015

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *kalb-. The sense of "dog day" is a calque of Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kalbɑ(ʔ)]
• IPA^(key): [kalbe(ʔ)]

Adjective

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)

1. wild, mad

Inflection

    declension of ܟܠܒܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܠܒ	ܟܠܒܝܢ
construct	ܟܠܒ	ܟܠܒܝ
emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ	ܟܠܒܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܠܒܐ	ܟܠܒܢ
construct	ܟܠܒܬ	ܟܠܒܬ
emphatic	ܟܠܒܬܐ	ܟܠܒܬܐ

Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (kalbā) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)

1. dog, hound
2. (figuratively, offensive) dog, sod, bastard, asshole, etc.
3. dog day
4. name of a wind

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܠܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܠܒ	ܟܠܒܝܢ
construct	ܟܠܒ	ܟܠܒܝ
emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ	ܟܠܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܠܒܝ	ܟܠܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܠܒܟ	ܟܠܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܠܒܟܝ	ܟܠܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܠܒܢ	ܟܠܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܠܒܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܠܒܟܝܢ	ܟܠܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܠܒܗܘܢ	ܟܠܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܠܒܗܝܢ	ܟܠܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܠܒܐ ܕܝܡܐ (kalbā d-yammā, “shark”)
• ܟܠܒܐ ܕܡܝܐ (kalbā d-mayyā, “otter, beaver”)

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: կուղբ (kułb, “beaver”)

Proper noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (astronomy) Dog Star, Sirius, Canicula

Synonyms

• ܟܠܒܐ ܕܓܢܒܪܐ

Etymology 2

Related to above. Compare Arabic كَلَب (kalab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kal(ə)vɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. rage, madness

Inflection

    declension of ܟܠܒܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܟܠܒ
construct	ܟܠܒ
emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܠܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܠܒܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܠܒܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܠܒܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܠܒܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܠܒܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܠܒܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܠܒܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܠܒܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܠܒܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Arabic كَلَّاب (kallāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kallɑvɑ(ʔ)]
• IPA^(key): [kallɑve(ʔ)]

Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)

1. dog keeper, dog

trainer; one who hunts with dogs

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܠܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܠܒ	ܟܠܒܝܢ
construct	ܟܠܒ	ܟܠܒܝ
emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ	ܟܠܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܠܒܝ	ܟܠܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܠܒܟ	ܟܠܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܠܒܟܝ	ܟܠܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܠܒܢ	ܟܠܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܠܒܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܠܒܟܝܢ	ܟܠܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܠܒܗܘܢ	ܟܠܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܠܒܗܝܢ	ܟܠܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kalbɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܟܠܒܬܐ

Etymology 5

Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܟܘܠܒܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܠܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܠܒ	ܟܠܒܝܢ
construct	ܟܠܒ	ܟܠܒܝ
emphatic	ܟܠܒܐ	ܟܠܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܠܒܝ	ܟܠܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܠܒܟ	ܟܠܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܠܒܟܝ	ܟܠܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܠܒܗ	ܟܠܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܠܒܢ	ܟܠܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܠܒܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܠܒܟܝܢ	ܟܠܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܠܒܗܘܢ	ܟܠܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܠܒܗܝܢ	ܟܠܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “klb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 156a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 215b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 622ab

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Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic כלבא.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalbo/

Noun

ܟܰܠܒܳܐ • (kalbo) m (plural ܟܰܠܒܶܐ (kalbe))

1. dog