kelb

Maltese

Root
k-l-b
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَلْب (kalb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛlp/
• Rhymes: -ɛlp

Noun

kelb m (plural klieb, feminine kelba, diminutive klejjeb)

1. dog

   Fl-interess ta’ iġjene tajba, aħsel idejk qabel tagħti l-pilloli lill-kelb.

   In the interests of good hygiene, wash your hands before administering the tablets to the dog.

2. (figuratively) cruel person, bastard, cunt, dick, dickhead

   Synonyms: aħdar, żibel, ħmieġ, demel, liba, bhima, bastid

   X’int kelb, għala tittrattaha hekk lil martek?

   You’re such a bastard, why do you treat your wife like that?

Derived terms

• fiswet il-kelb
• kelb il-baħar
• Kelb is-Sema
• kelb Labrador
• kelb taċ-ċawċaw
• kelb tad-dib
• kelb tal-Alsazja
• kelb tal-but
• kelb tal-fenek
• kelb tal-firma
• kelb tal-ġejbien
• kelb tal-Għarab
• kelb tal-motwa
• kelb tal-pudil
• kelb ta’ Barbarija
• kelb ta’ Malta
• kelbi
• kelbunazz
• lsien il-kelb

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَلْب (kalb).

Noun

kelb c

1. (slang) a dog (as a (sometimes bantering) invective)

Declension

Declension of kelb

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kelb	kelbs
	definite	kelben	kelbens
plural	indefinite	kelbar	kelbars
	definite	kelbarna	kelbarnas

References

• Slangopedia
• Fula Ordboken