كلب
العربية
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كلب¹
- /kalb/
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *kalb-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒌨𒂠 (kalbum) and Biblical Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kɛ́lɛḇ).
noun كَلْب · kalb · كِلَاب · الْكَلْب
- dog
كلب²
Where it comes from
Likely denominal to كَلَب (kalab, “rabies”) or directly to كَلْب (kalb, “dog”).
verb كَلِبَ · kaliba · يَكْلَبُ · كَلَب · كَالِب
- to be seized by hydrophobia, to become rabid
- to become mad, to become crazy
- to covet greedily
كلب³
Where it comes from
Likely derived from كَلْب (kalb, “dog”).
noun كَلَب · kalab · الْكَلَب · كَلَبٌ
- verbal noun of كَلِبَ (kaliba) (form I)
- rabies, hydrophobia دَاء الْكَلَب
- burning thirst
- greed
adjective كَلِب · kalib · الْكَلِب · كَلِبَة · الْكَلِبَة
- rabid, affected with rabies
- mad
- greedy
In English
- hydrophobia rabies — see also rabies
- rabies viral disease
- dog animal
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