# ܟܠܒܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

From Aramaic כַּלְבָּא (kalbā), from Proto-Semitic *kalb-; compare Arabic كَلْب (kalb), Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kélev) and Akkadian 𒌨 (kalbum). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former; compare Arabic كَلَّاب (kallāb).

### Pronunciation

* ܟܲܠܒܵܐ:
** (Standard) IPA: [kal.bɑː]
** (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [kal.bɑː]
** (Tyari) IPA: [kæl.bɑː]
** (Urmia) IPA: [t͡ʃæl.bɑː], [t͡ʃæl.vɑː]
* ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ:
** (Standard) IPA: [kallɑːwɑː]
** (Urmia) IPA: [t͡ʃæl.lɑːvɑː]

### Noun

ܟܲܠܒܵܐ • (kalbā) m (plural ܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ (kalbē), feminine ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbṯā))
* dog, hound
    ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ ܟܠ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ.kalbā nḇīḥ lēh kul laylē.The dog barked every night.
** Psalms 59:6:
    ܟܹܐ ܕܵܥܪܝܼ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܙܵܘܙܝܼ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ، ܘܚܵܕ݂ܪܝܼ ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ ܕܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ.kē dāˁrī b-ramšā zāwzī ayḵ kalbē, w-ḥāḏrī ḥāḏirwānē d-mḏītā.They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.
* (figuratively, offensive) dog, sod, bastard, asshole
    ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ! ― kalbā ìlēh! ― He's a dog!

#### Derived terms

* ܟܲܠܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbūṯā, “rabies”)
* ܟܲܠܒܘܿܣܵܐ (kalbōsā, “puppy”)
* ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (kalbā d-mayyā, “otter, beaver”)
* ܟܲܠܒܵܝܵܐ (kalbāyā, “canine”)

### Noun

ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (kallāḇā) m (plural ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kallāḇē), feminine ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kallāḇtā))
* dog keeper, dog trainer
* (figurative) hook, clamp
    Synonyms: ܨܸܢܵܪܬܵܐ (ṣinnārtā), ܟܪܘܼܠܵܐ (krūlā), ܩܲܪܩܸܠܵܐ (qarqillā)

#### Inflection
## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *kalb-. The sense of "dog day" is a calque of Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kalbɑ] (in the singular)
* IPA: [kalbe] (in the plural)

#### Adjective

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)
* wild, mad

##### Inflection
#### Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (kalbā) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)
* dog, hound
* (figuratively, offensive) dog, sod, bastard, asshole, etc.
* dog day
* name of a wind

##### Derived terms

* ܟܠܒܐ ܕܝܡܐ (kalbā d-yammā, “shark”)
* ܟܠܒܐ ܕܡܝܐ (kalbā d-mayyā, “otter, beaver”)

##### Descendants

* → Old Armenian: կուղբ (kułb, “beaver”)

#### Proper noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m
* (astronomy) Dog Star, Sirius, Canicula

##### Synonyms

* ܟܠܒܐ ܕܓܢܒܪܐ

### Etymology 2

Related to above. Compare Arabic كَلَب (kalab).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kal(ə)vɑ]

#### Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)
* rage, madness

##### Inflection
### Etymology 3

Modified from above. Compare Arabic كَلَّاب (kallāb).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kallɑvɑ] (in the singular)
* IPA: [kallɑve] (in the plural)

#### Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܠܒܬܐ)
* dog keeper, dog trainer; one who hunts with dogs

##### Inflection
### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kalbɑ]

#### Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed)
* absolute singular of ܟܠܒܬܐ

### Etymology 5
#### Noun

ܟܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܠܒܐ)
* 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

## Turoyo
### Etymology

From Aramaic כלבא.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kalbo/

### Noun

ܟܰܠܒܳܐ • (kalbo) m (plural ܟܰܠܒܶܐ (kalbe))
* dog