How do you pronounce the Arabic word Kalh?

Answer 1

There is no word in Arabic that I am aware of that looks like "kalh". There are a few things that come to mind, though.

There is the word "kalb" or "kelb" (كلب) that means "dog". A number of search engines and orthographers mistake the "b" at the end as an "h". The word is pronounced either as "kalb" where the "a" has the sound of "u" in "bus", or as "kelb" where the "e" has the sound of "e" in "eggs".

By the same token (the issue with the "b"), there is the world "kalb" or "qalb" or "alb" (قلب) that means "heart". The word is pronounced as "qalb" where the "q" is a "k"-like sound made in the throat as opposed to the teeth (does not exist in English) and the "a" has the sound of "u" in "bus".

There is the word "kolho" (كله) which means "all of it". It is pronounced as "kolho" where the "o" sounds like the double-o in "fool" but faster-paced.

There is the word "kaaleh" (كالح) which means "grim" or "morose". It is pronounced as "kaa" (rhymes with baa' the sheep sound), "leh" where the "e" sounds like the "i" in big and the "h" is actually pronounced.