kalp

Kalp is the Turkish word for the heart, the muscular organ that pumps blood and sustains circulation. It is central to human physiology and anatomy, and the term is widely used in medical, educational, and everyday language.

The term kalp is borrowed from the Arabic qalb (heart) and reached modern Turkish through Persian and Ottoman Turkish. The root is used across many languages to denote the heart or the core of something, and in Turkish it remains the standard word for the organ.

In Turkish culture and literature, kalp is a common symbol of life, emotion, and love. The word also features in medical terminology, such as kalp hastalığı (heart disease) and kalp krizi (heart attack), and it appears in everyday expressions related to feelings and vitality.

Kalp is primarily a Turkish word, reflecting a shared linguistic heritage with other languages that borrow from Arabic roots for anatomical terms. It is a common noun rather than a proper name in Turkish, though in some contexts it may appear in titles or place names.