# \*kalb-: 'dog'

> Proto-Semitic *kalb-, 'dog': reflexes in 21 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kalb- |
| Meaning | 'dog' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2396 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kalb-, kalbat- \[BK 2 921\], \[WKAS k 308\], \[LA I 722\]. | BK 2 921; WKAS k 308; LA I 722 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | kawb, pl. kǝlōb \[JM 208\]; kelbît (Jahn 201). | JM 208; Jahn 201 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | kalb \[LS 218\]; kaḷb (SLOnline 47). | LS 218; SLOnline 47 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | kalbu OAkk. on \[CAD k 68\], \[AHw. 424\] | CAD k 68; AHw. 424 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | kawb, kōb, pl. kelōb \[JH 58\]. | JH 58 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | kälǝb \[LH 391\]. | LH 391 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | kalba \[DM 197\]. | DM 197 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | klb \[DULAT 433\], klbt \[ibid. 434\] | DULAT 433; DULAT 434 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | kalb \[LGz. 282\]. | LGz. 282 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | klb \[T 142-3\], \[Krah. 227\] | T 142-3; Krah. 227 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | kəb, pl. kəlɔ́b \[JJ 130\]. | JJ 130 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | käläb (HALOT 476), pB. \[Ja. 639\] (also kalbā, kalbiyyā). | HALOT 476; Ja. 639 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. klb (pl.) \[Robin-Gajda 116; Sabaweb lemma 3052\] | Sabaweb lemma 3052 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | kǝlēb, kǝlab, det. kalbā, kalbǝtā, kilbiyyä \[Ja. 639\]; klb, klbh, det. klbth \[Sok. 258\]. | Ja. 639; Sok. 258 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | kǝleb (det. kalbā) 'dog' \[Brock. 328\], \[PS 1742\]. | Brock. 328; PS 1742 |  |
| Aramaic | Off. klb \[HJ 509\] | HJ 509 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | kälbi 'dog' \[Bass. 585\]. | Bass. 585 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Maʕl. ḫalpa (Berg. 44); Mlḥ. kalbo (Ja. Mlḥ. 179); Hrt. kalwa (Ja. Hrt. 190); Jil. kelba (Fox 134); Krd. kalba (Kr. 130); NSyr. kalbâ (M 132); NAssyr. kyälbä (Tser. 0107), kalba (Kuip. 90); JNA kalba (Sabar 186); Tlk. kalba (Kuip. 90); Tur. kalbo (Kuip. 90), kälbo (Ritter 249); M. Mnd. kālba (Macuch NT 403) | Berg. 44; Ja. Hrt. 190; Fox 134; Kr. 130; M 132; Tser. 0107; Kuip. 90; Sabar 186; Ritter 249; Macuch NT 403 |  |
| Amorite | kalbum, kalbatum (Gelb AS 21, 22); kulbu (Buck 2019, 328); kalb: ka-al-bu-ᵈa-mi, =eš-tár, kà-al-ba-il (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 304) | Gelb AS 21 22; Buck 2019, 328; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 304 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic klb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 90); Hismaic klb (Al-Jallad 2026, 82) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 90; Al-Jallad 2026 82 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /kalb/: name ga-bí-a-nu (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 304); ga-bí-a-núm /kalbiyānum/ (= Sum. bir₅-ur, VE 1091, source B), also a PN (75.1669 v. III 4) (Bonechi 2008, 16 and n. 76) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 304; VE 1091; Bonechi 2008, 16 and n. 76 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/index.md>)

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