English → Arabic
dog in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- kalb
- Arabizi
kalb- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- كِلَاب kilāb
- Root
- ك ل ب
How to use it
The word 'kalb' (كلب) is the standard Arabic word for 'dog'. While dogs are common pets in many cultures, they are sometimes viewed with less favor in some traditional Arab societies due to religious reasons, though this is changing.
Example sentences
-
لدي كلب صغير ولطيف.
ladayya kalb ṣaghīr wa-laṭīf.
I have a small and cute dog.
-
الكلاب حيوانات وفية لأصحابها.
al-kilāb ḥayawānāt wafiyyah li-aṣḥābihā.
Dogs are loyal animals to their owners.
-
رأيت كلباً في الحديقة.
raʾaytu kalban fī al-ḥadīqah.
I saw a dog in the park.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
This is a dog.
هذا كلب.
I like the dog.
أحب ذلك الكلب.
Here's your dog.
ها هو كلبك.
Sami's dog died.
مات كلب سامي.
The dog was dead.
كان الكلب ميتاً.
The dog is dying.
الكلب يحتضر.
Sami's dog stinks.
رائحة كلب سامي كريهة.
Sami's dog barked.
نبح كلب سامي.
Don't feed the dog.
لا تُطعم الكلب.
A dog does not eat a dog.
اللصّ لا يسرق لصًّا.
Ian Dunbar on dog-friendly dog training
إيان دنبار حول تدريب الكلاب بطريقة ملائمة للكلاب
I saw a dog. The dog held a piece of meat in its mouth.
رأيت كلباً يحمل قطعة لحم في فمه.
Related words and expressions
Updated