כלבא
Aramaic
Alternative forms
- Syriac: ܟܠܒܐ
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *kalb-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalbɑʔ/
Noun
כַּלְבָּא • (transliteration needed) m (plural כַּלְבַיָּא, singular feminine counterpart כלבתא)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | כְּלֵב | כַּלְבִּין |
| construct | כְּלַב | כַּלְבֵּי |
| emphatic | כַּלְבָּא | כַּלְבַּיָּא |
References
- “klb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903), A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press
Lishana Deni
Etymology
From Aramaic כַּלְבָּא (kalbā).
Noun
כלבא (kalba) m (feminine counterpart כלפתא (kalәpṯa), plural כלויה (kalwe))
Derived terms
- (vulgar) כלבא בר כלבא (kalba bər kalba, “son of a bitch”)