كلبي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of كَلْب‎ (kalb, “dog”) +‎ ـِيّ‎ (-iyy). Sense of "Cynic" calqued from Ancient Greek Κυνικός (Kunikós), from κύων (kúōn, “dog”).

Adjective

كَلْبِيّ • (kalbiyy) (feminine كَلْبِيَّة‎ (kalbiyya), masculine plural كَلْبِيُّونَ‎ (kalbiyyūna), feminine plural كَلْبِيَّات‎ (kalbiyyāt))

  1. canine, having to do with dogs
  2. (philosophy) Cynic

Declension

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