كلخ

Arabic

كَلْخ – Ferula communis

Etymology

From older قَلْح (qalḥ), from قِلَحْلَاح (qilaḥlāḥ), from Classical Syriac ܩܠܚܠܚܐ (qlaḥlāḥā, “giant fennel”), or the first form is directly from a specialized meaning of the source word this is augmented from, קַלְחָא (qalḥā), קוּלְחָא (qulḥā), קִילְחָא (qilḥā, “stalk, stem”). Compare also لَحْلَاح (laḥlāḥ, “Colchicum spp.”) to which in turn a general meaning of the augmentative form has lead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalx/

Noun

كَلْخ • (kalḵ) m

1. Ferula gen. et spp.
2. Athamanta gen. et spp.

Declension

Declension of noun كَلْخ (kalḵ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلْخ kalḵ	الْكَلْخ al-kalḵ	كَلْخ kalḵ
Nominative	كَلْخٌ kalḵun	الْكَلْخُ al-kalḵu	كَلْخُ kalḵu
Accusative	كَلْخًا kalḵan	الْكَلْخَ al-kalḵa	كَلْخَ kalḵa
Genitive	كَلْخٍ kalḵin	الْكَلْخِ al-kalḵi	كَلْخِ kalḵi

References

• “qlḥ²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 458
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 339–340