The triliteral root kāf lām bā (ك ل ب) occurs six times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- five times as the noun kalb (كَلْب)
- once as the form II active participle mukallibīn (مُكَلِّبِين)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (7:176:13) l-kalbi | (of) the dog | فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ إِنْ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْهِ يَلْهَثْ أَوْ تَتْرُكْهُ يَلْهَثْ |
| (18:18:10) wakalbuhum | while their dog | وَكَلْبُهُمْ بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِالْوَصِيدِ |
| (18:22:4) kalbuhum | their dog | سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلَاثَةٌ رَابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ |
| (18:22:8) kalbuhum | their dog | وَيَقُولُونَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ |
| (18:22:14) kalbuhum | their dog | وَيَقُولُونَ سَبْعَةٌ وَثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ |
Active participle (form II)
| (5:4:13) mukallibīna | ones who train animals to hunt | وَمَا عَلَّمْتُمْ مِنَ الْجَوَارِحِ مُكَلِّبِينَ تُعَلِّمُونَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَكُمُ اللَّهُ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
