كلاب
العربية
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كلاب¹
Where it comes from
From كَلْب (kalb, “dog”) in the sense of “a predatory animal”, “a dog or a falcon”, connected especially to canine teeth or claws; “to pierce”, as well as the conception of “hunting or catching food”, “a tool or aid in acquiring food”. The sense of a clamp is borrowed from Aramaic ܟܰܠܒܬ݂ܳܐ (kalbṯā, “tongs, pincers; metal device used to hold something”) which also developed from the proto-Semitic sense of a claw, while the sense of a “hook” is attested in the construct state and hence reckoned an Aramaism after Classical Mandaic ࡊࡅࡋࡀࡁ (kulab, “hook”), in other dialects absolute ܟܽܘܠܒܶܐ (kulbā, “axe”), likewise suspected to constitute a foreign influence, see it.
noun كُلَّاب · كَلَّاب · kullāb · kallāb · كَلَالِيب
- pike pole, gaff
- fishhook
- tenterhook
- grapple, grapnel
- fleshhook
- billhook, pruning-hook ويحتاج [الزعرور] إلى التسبيخ كل سنة وقد يسبخ الشجر كله ويخفف ورقها عنها بكلاب حديد مصفى حاد ماض فإن الحديد إذا دخل شيء من صدأه بعض أغصانها لهلكها وأبطلها […]
- clamp
- spur
- talons, especially of a falcon
- thorns
كلاب²
- /ki.laːb/
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun كِلَاب · kilāb
- plural of كَلْب (kalb, “dog”)
In English
- claw pincer of a crustacean
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