Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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كلت كلتب كلث


Q. 1. ⇒ كلتب

كَلْتَبَ, inf. n. كَلْتَبَةٌ, He acted as a pimp. (IAạr.) See كَلْتَبَانٌ.

Root: كلتب - Entry: Q. 1. Signification: A2

[Freytag assigns to this verb the signification Dissimulations, astutia, usus est in rebus; as from the Ḳ, with the same inf. n.: but I do not find it in any copy of that work. See, however, the next para.]


كَلْتَبٌ

كَلْتَبٌ and كُلْتُبٌ Dissimulation, or craftiness, or deceit, in affairs: (Ḳ:) [or i. q. كَلْثَبٌ, q. v.]


كَلْتَبَانٌ

كَلْتَبَانٌ A pimp: (Ḳ:) from الكَلَبُ: [see كَلِبَ]. (TA.)


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