ܟܠܒ

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

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːlɑwː]

⁧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

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

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

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