كلبي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of كَلْب (kalb, dog) + ـِيّ (-iyy). Sense of "Cynic" calqued from Ancient Greek Κυνικός (Kunikós), from κύων (kúōn, dog).

Adjective

كَلْبِيّ (kalbiyy) m, feminine كَلْبِيَّة (kalbiyya), masculine plural كَلْبِيُّون (kalbiyyūn), feminine plural كَلْبِيَّات (kalbiyyāt)

  1. canine, having to do with dogs
  2. (philosophy) Cynic
Declension
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