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الكلب

Root entry · 42 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to dogs, their characteristics, and actions. It extends to terms for wild animals, harsh conditions, and intense desires or actions. The root also encompasses geographical locations, tribal names, and specific tools or objects.

Derived headwords

الكَلْبnoun
  1. 1.
    dogboth

    A canine animal, specifically the common domestic dog.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A large carnivorous feline, known for its strength and roar.

  3. 3.
    floodwaterclassical

    The initial surge of water in a wadi or valley.

  4. 4.
    quern-stone partclassical

    The iron part of a quern-stone at the head of the spindle.

  5. 5.
    wall braceclassical

    A wooden beam used to support a wall.

  6. 6.
    fishclassical

    A type of aquatic animal.

  7. 7.
    starclassical

    A celestial body visible at night.

  8. 8.
    cutting toolclassical

    A tool used for cutting or shaping.

  9. 9.
    hilltopclassical

    The summit or edge of a small hill.

  10. 10.
    sword pinclassical

    A pin or nail in the hilt of a sword.

  11. 11.
    leather stripclassical

    A red leather strip placed between two ends of tanned hide.

  12. 12.
    place nameclassical

    A location situated between Qumis and Ray.

  13. 13.
    fortressclassical

    A fortified structure or tower.

  14. 14.
    mountain nameclassical

    A mountain located in Yamama.

  15. 15.
    horse markingclassical

    A stripe on the middle of a horse's back.

  16. 16.
    saddle partclassical

    An iron piece at the end of a saddle.

  17. 17.
    sword tipclassical

    The decorative or functional tip of a sword.

  18. 18.
    thing securedclassical

    Anything that is firmly fastened or secured.

الكَلَبnoun
  1. 1.
    thirstboth

    A strong feeling of needing to drink.

  2. 2.
    leadershipclassical

    The act or position of leading or guiding.

  3. 3.
    rope positionclassical

    The position of a rope between the base and the pulley.

  4. 4.
    greedclassical

    An intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.

  5. 5.
    intensityclassical

    Extreme force, degree, or strength.

  6. 6.
    excessive eatingclassical

    Eating a large amount without feeling satisfied.

  7. 7.
    winter's onsetclassical

    The beginning or coldest part of winter.

  8. 8.
    screamclassical

    A loud, sharp cry, often from pain or fear, caused by a dog bite.

  9. 9.
    dog madnessclassical

    Rabies or a madness affecting dogs, especially after eating human flesh.

  10. 10.
    human madnessclassical

    Madness or delirium in humans caused by being bitten by a rabid dog.

كَلِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be afflictedboth

    To be affected by rabies or a similar madness.

  2. 2.
    to be angryboth

    To experience strong displeasure or hostility.

  3. 3.
    to be foolishboth

    To act in a senseless or unwise manner.

  4. 4.
    to be parchedclassical

    Referring to trees that did not find enough water, causing their leaves to become rough and catch on passing clothes.

  5. 5.
    to intensifyclassical

    Referring to winter becoming severe.

أَكْلَبُواverb
  1. 1.
    their camels became rabidclassical

    A plural verb form indicating that their camels were afflicted with a condition similar to rabies.

الكِلْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    severityboth

    A state of being intense, difficult, or harsh.

  2. 2.
    hardshipboth

    A state of difficulty or suffering.

  3. 3.
    droughtboth

    A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall.

  4. 4.
    wine shopclassical

    A place where wine is sold.

  5. 5.
    facial hairclassical

    Hair growing on the sides of a dog's or cat's muzzle.

  6. 6.
    place nameclassical

    A location in the region of Diyar Bakr.

  7. 7.
    cold intensityclassical

    Extreme coldness.

  8. 8.
    journeyclassical

    A long or arduous trip.

  9. 9.
    fiber cordclassical

    A strong cord or rope made of fiber, used for stitching.

  10. 10.
    thorny treeboth

    A prickly tree.

  11. 11.
    bare thornclassical

    A thorn that is devoid of branches.

  12. 12.
    place nameclassical

    A location in Oman.

الكَلْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thorny treeboth

    A prickly tree.

الكَلْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bare thornclassical

    A thorn that is devoid of branches.

الكَلْبَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    tongsclassical

    Tools used by a blacksmith to hold hot iron.

الكَلُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    goadboth

    A pointed stick used for urging animals forward.

كَلَبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike him with itclassical

    To hit someone or something with a goad or similar object.

المُكَلِّبnoun
  1. 1.
    dog trainerboth

    One who trains dogs for hunting.

  2. 2.
    restrainedclassical

    One who is tied up or confined.

الكُلَيْبnoun
  1. 1.
    pack of dogsboth

    A group or collection of dogs.

الكَالِبnoun
  1. 1.
    pack of dogsboth

    A group or collection of dogs.

  2. 2.
    dog ownerclassical

    One who owns or keeps dogs.

المُكَالَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual harassmentclassical

    The act of bothering or annoying each other.

  2. 2.
    mutual pressureclassical

    The act of applying pressure or force upon each other.

التَّكَالُبnoun
  1. 1.
    pouncingclassical

    The act of leaping or springing upon something.

كَلَبnoun
  1. 1.
    tribal nameboth

    Name of a tribe.

بَنُو كَلْبname
  1. 1.
    Banu Kalbboth

    A prominent Arab tribe.

بَنُو أَكْلَبname
  1. 1.
    Banu Aklabboth

    A branch of the Kalb tribe or a related tribe.

بَنُو كِلْبَةname
  1. 1.
    Banu Kilbaboth

    A tribal name.

بَنُو كِلَابname
  1. 1.
    Banu Kilabboth

    A tribal name.

كَفّ الكَلْبnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading herbclassical

    A type of herb that spreads out.

أُمّ كَلْبnoun
  1. 1.
    thorny shrubclassical

    A small, prickly bush.

الكِلْبَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    small hillsclassical

    A series of small, rounded hills.

كَلْبname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A location.

ماءnoun
  1. 1.
    water sourceclassical

    A source of water, associated with a specific day.

ذهاب العقلnoun
  1. 1.
    loss of mindclassical

    A state of mental confusion or derangement, likened to clouds.

قَدْ كَلِبَverb
  1. 1.
    he became rabidclassical

    Past tense verb indicating the onset of rabies or madness.

لِسَان الكَلْبnoun
  1. 1.
    sword nameclassical

    The name of a specific sword belonging to تبع, known for its green color.

  2. 2.
    other sword namesclassical

    Names of other swords.

  3. 3.
    plant nameclassical

    A type of plant.

ذُو الكَلْبname
  1. 1.
    person's nameclassical

    The name of Amr ibn al-Ajlan.

نَهْر الكَلْبname
  1. 1.
    river nameboth

    A river located between Beirut and Sidon.

كَلْب الجَرَبَةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A location known as Kalb al-Jaraba.

الكِلَاب العُقَيْلِيّname
  1. 1.
    poet's nameclassical

    The name of a poet.

ابْن حَمْزَة أَبُو الهَيْذَامname
  1. 1.
    poet's nameclassical

    The name of a poet.

الكَالِبnoun
  1. 1.
    dog keeperclassical

    One who keeps or is associated with dogs.

دَيْر الكَلْبname
  1. 1.
    monastery nameclassical

    A monastery located in the region of Mosul.

عَبْد الله بْن كِلَابname
  1. 1.
    theologian's nameclassical

    The name of a theologian.

أُمّ كِلْبَةname
  1. 1.
    fever nameclassical

    A name for a type of fever.

كَلَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to barkboth

    To make the characteristic sound of a dog, often to attract attention.

  2. 2.
    to become rabidclassical

    To develop rabies or a similar madness, especially after eating human flesh.

اسْتَكْلَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to barkclassical

    To bark in order to be heard by other dogs, who then bark in response.

  2. 2.
    to become rabidclassical

    To become aggressive and develop a craving for human flesh, like a rabid dog.

الكَلَبnoun
  1. 1.
    aggressionclassical

    A state of being fierce or aggressive, like a rabid animal.

  2. 2.
    habituation to eating peopleclassical

    The condition of becoming accustomed to eating human flesh.

كَلَالِيب البَازِيnoun
  1. 1.
    talonsclassical

    The claws of a falcon or hawk.

  2. 2.
    thornsclassical

    The sharp, pointed parts of certain plants.

كَالَبَت الإِبِلverb
  1. 1.
    camels grazedclassical

    Camels that have grazed on a particular type of plant.

Parallel reading

كل سبع عقور، وغلب على هذا النابح
Every predatory wild animal, and it became dominant for this barking one.
ج: أكلب وأكالب، وكلاب وكلابات
Plural: aklab and akalib, and kilab and kilabat.
والأسد
And the lion.
وأول زيادة الماء في الوادي
And the first increase of water in the valley.
وخشبة يعمد بها الحائط
And a wooden beam by which the wall is supported.
والقد، وطرف الأكمة
And the cutting, and the edge of the mound.
والمسمار في قائم السيف
And the nail in the upright of the sword.
وموضع بين قومس والري
And a place between Qumis and Ray.
وأطم، وجبل باليمامة
And a fortress, and a mountain in Yamama.
ومن الفرس: الخط في وسط ظهره
And from the horse: the stripe in the middle of its back.
كالكلاب، بالفتح
Like al-kilab, with the fatha.
وبالتحريك: العطش
And with haraka: thirst.
والقيادة، كالمكلبة
And leadership, like al-mukallaba.
ومننه: الكلتبان للقواد
And from it: al-kilbatan for the leaders.
والحرص، والشدة
And greed, and intensity.
وأنف الشتاء
And the beginning of winter.
وصياح من عضه الكلب الكلب
And a scream from one bitten by a rabid dog.
وجنون الكلاب المعتري من أكل لحم الإنسان
And the madness of dogs that befalls from eating human flesh.
وكلب، كفرح: أصابه ذلك
And kalaba, like faraha: it afflicted him.
والشجر: لم يجد ريه، فخشن ورقه، فعلق ms0150 ثوب من مر به
And the trees: they did not find their fill, so their leaves became rough and caught a garment from whoever passed by.
والشتاء: اشتد
And winter: it intensified.
وأكلبوا: كلبت إبلهم
And aklabu: their camels became rabid.
والكلبة، بالضم: الشدة، والضيق، والقحط
And al-kalba, with damma: severity, distress, and drought.
وحانوت الخمار
And a wine shop.
والشعر النابت في جانبي خطم الكلب والسنور
And the hair growing on the sides of the muzzle of the dog and the cat.
وبالفتح: شجرة شاكة، كالكلبة، بكسر اللام
And with fatha: a thorny tree, like al-kalba, with kasra on the lam.
والشوكة العارية من الأغصان
And the thorn bare of branches.
والكلبتان: ما يأخذ به الحداد الحديد المحمى
And al-kilbatan: what the blacksmith uses to take hot iron.
والكلوب: المهماز، كالكلاب، بالضم
And al-kulub: the goad, like al-kilab, with damma.
وكلبه: ضربه به
And kalabahu: he struck him with it.
والمكلب: معلم الكلاب الصيد
And al-mukallib: the one who trains dogs for hunting.
وبفتح اللام: المقيد
And with fatha on the lam: the restrained one.
والكليب والكالب: جماعة الكلاب
And al-kulayb and al-kalib: a group of dogs.
والمكالبة: المشارة، والمضايقة
And al-mukalaba: mutual harassment, and mutual pressure.
والتكالب: التواثب
And al-takalub: pouncing.
وكلب، وبنو كلب، وبنو أكلب، وبنو كلبة، وبنو كلاب: قبائل
And Kalb, and Banu Kalb, and Banu Aklab, and Banu Kilba, and Banu Kilab: tribes.
وكف الكلب: عشبة منتشرة
And kaf al-kalb: a spreading herb.
وأم كلب: شجيرة شاكة
And umm kalb: a thorny shrub.
والكلبات: هضبات م
And al-kilbat: small hills.
وكغراب: ع، وماء له يوم
And like ghurab: a place, and a water source that has a day.
وكالسحاب: ذهاب العقل من الكلب
And like sahabi: the loss of mind from the dog.
وقد كلب، كعني
And qad kaliba, like 'aniya.
ولسان الكلب: سيف تبع، كان في طول ثلاثة أذرع، كأنه البقل خضرة
And lisan al-kalb: the sword of Taba', it was three cubits long, its greenness like herbage.
ونبت
And a plant.
وذو الكلب: عمرو بن العجلان
And Dhu al-Kalb: Amr ibn al-Ajlan.
ونهر الكلب: بين بيروت وصيدا
And Nahr al-Kalb: between Beirut and Sidon.
وكلب الجربة: ع
And Kalb al-Jaraba: a place.
وكلاب العقيلي، ككتان، وكذا ابن حمزة أبو الهيذام: شاعران
And Kilab al-Uqayli, like kuttan, and likewise Ibn Hamza Abu al-Haydham: two poets.
والكالب والكلاب: صاحب الكلاب
And al-kalib and al-kilab: the owner of dogs.
ودير الكلب: بناحية الموصل
And Dayr al-Kalb: in the region of Mosul.
وعبد الله بن كلاب، كرمان: متكلم
And Abdullah ibn Kilab, Karman: a theologian.
وقولهم: "الكلاب، أو الكراب على البقر"، ترفعها وتنصبها، أي: أرسلها على بقر الوحش، ومعناه: خل امرأ وصناعته
And their saying: "Al-kilab, or al-kirab upon the cows," you raise it and you set it, meaning: send them upon the wild cows, and its meaning is: leave a man to his craft.
وأم كلبة: الحمى
And Umm Kilba: the fever.
وكلب يكلب، واستكلب: نبح لتسمعه الكلاب، فتنبح فيستدل بها عليه
And kalaba yalkubu, and istaklabu: he barked so that the dogs would hear him, and they barked, so he was guided by them.
والكلب: ضري، وتعود أكل الناس
And al-kalb: he became fierce, and accustomed to eating people.
وكلاليب البازي: مخالبه
And kalalib al-bazi: its talons.
ومن الشجر: شوكه
And from the trees: its thorns.
وكالبت الإبل: رعته
And kalabat al-ibil: the camels grazed on it.