ܟܠܒܐ

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)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kalbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

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

  1. wild, mad
Inflection

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
Derived terms
  • ܟܠܒܐ ܕܝܡܐ
  • ܟܠܒܐ ܕܡܝܐ
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

Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Arabic كَلَّاب (kallāb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kallɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kallɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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

  1. dog keeper, dog trainer; one who hunts with dogs
Inflection

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

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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