كلك

See also: کلک

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܟܰܠܟܳܐ (kalkā), from Akkadian 𒋢𒅗𒆷𒆠 (^KUŠka-la-ke /⁠kalakku⁠/), from Sumerian 𒋢𒆠𒇲 (/⁠kila⁠/, “box, container, vessel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.lak/

Noun

كَلَك • (kalak) m (plural كَلَكَات (kalakāt)) (Iraq)

1. raft (of inflated skins)

   Near-synonyms: شَنَان (šanān), رَمَث (ramaṯ), طَوْف (ṭawf)

Declension

Declension of noun كَلَك (kalak)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَك kalak	الْكَلَك al-kalak	كَلَك kalak
Nominative	كَلَكٌ kalakun	الْكَلَكُ al-kalaku	كَلَكُ kalaku
Accusative	كَلَكًا kalakan	الْكَلَكَ al-kalaka	كَلَكَ kalaka
Genitive	كَلَكٍ kalakin	الْكَلَكِ al-kalaki	كَلَكِ kalaki
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَكَيْن kalakayn	الْكَلَكَيْن al-kalakayn	كَلَكَيْ kalakay
Nominative	كَلَكَانِ kalakāni	الْكَلَكَانِ al-kalakāni	كَلَكَا kalakā
Accusative	كَلَكَيْنِ kalakayni	الْكَلَكَيْنِ al-kalakayni	كَلَكَيْ kalakay
Genitive	كَلَكَيْنِ kalakayni	الْكَلَكَيْنِ al-kalakayni	كَلَكَيْ kalakay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَكَات kalakāt	الْكَلَكَات al-kalakāt	كَلَكَات kalakāt
Nominative	كَلَكَاتٌ kalakātun	الْكَلَكَاتُ al-kalakātu	كَلَكَاتُ kalakātu
Accusative	كَلَكَاتٍ kalakātin	الْكَلَكَاتِ al-kalakāti	كَلَكَاتِ kalakāti
Genitive	كَلَكَاتٍ kalakātin	الْكَلَكَاتِ al-kalakāti	كَلَكَاتِ kalakāti

Descendants

• → Persian: کلک (kalak)
• → Ottoman Turkish: كلك (kelek)
  • Turkish: kelek
  • → Armenian: քէլէկ (kʻēlēk)
• → Zazaki: kelek

References

• “klk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19)‎^[1], Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 61
• Meissner, Bruno (1894) “Lexicographische Studien”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete‎^[2] (in German), volume 9, pages 270–272

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Adjective

كلك • (kelek)

1. partly bald

Descendants

• Turkish: kelek
• → Armenian: Քելեկյան (Kʻelekyan)

Etymology 2

From Old Anatolian Turkish, from Arabic كَلَك (kalak, “raft (of inflated skins)”), used locally by the Ottoman army.

Noun

كلك • (kelek)

1. raft (of inflated skins)

Descendants

• Turkish: kelek
• → Armenian: քէլէկ (kʻēlēk)

Etymology 3

From Persian کالک (kâlak, “unripe melon”).

Noun

كلك • (kelek)

1. unripe melon

Descendants

• Turkish: kelek
• → Armenian: քէլէկ (kʻēlēk)

Etymology 4

From Persian کلک (kelk, “hollow reed, kex; pen”).

Noun

كلك • (kilk) (uncommon)

1. quill or reed-pen

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “كلك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[3], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1035a
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kelek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük