كلسة

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Ultimately from Early Medieval Latin calcea. Compare Greek κάλτσα (káltsa), Western Neo-Aramaic ܟܠܫܢܘ (kalšinō), and Tunisian Arabic قلسيطة (qalsīta).

Noun

كلسة • (kalse) f (plural كَلْسَات (kalsāt))

1. sock

Usage notes

• Rarely used in the singular.

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Ultimately from Early Medieval Latin calcea. Compare Greek κάλτσα (káltsa), Western Neo-Aramaic ܟܠܫܢܘ (kalšinō), and Tunisian Arabic قلسيطة (qalsīta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kal.se/, [ˈkal.se]
• IPA^(key): /kal.sa/, [ˈkal.sa]

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Noun

كلسة • (kalse) f (plural كلسات (kalsāt))

1. sock

   Synonym: (regional) جربان (jurbān)

2. stocking