ܟܠܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), possibly related to כֶּלֶב (keleḇ, “dog”), referring to dogs’ unconditional devotion to their masters.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːlɑwː]

Proper noun

ܟܵܠܵܒ݂ • (kālāḇ) m

1. (biblical) Caleb (son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua)
   • Numbers 14:30:

     ܠܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܠܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܪܸܡ ܠܝܼ ܐܝܼܕܝܼ ܠܡܲܫܪܘܼܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܓܵܘܘܿܗ̇، ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܵܠܵܒ݂ ܒܲܪ ܝܘܿܦܲܢܵܐ ܘܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܒܲܪ ܢܘܿܢ.

     lē ˁāḇrītōn l-arˁā d-mūrim lī īdī l-mašrūwāwḵōn gāwōh, šḇōq min kālāḇ bar yōpannā w-īšōˁ bar nōn.

     You shall by no means enter the land which I swore I would make you dwell in, except for Caleb the sin of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.

2. a male given name from Hebrew
3. a surname transferred from the given name

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kəlɪw.], [kəlɪv.]

Noun

ܟܠܸܒ݂ • (kliḇ) (plural ܟܲܠܒ݂ܲܝ (kalḇay))

1. construct state singular of ܟܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ (kalḇā, “dog”)