فلج

فَلَجٌ ذ : see فُلْجٌ, in two places. -A2- It is also an inf. n. of فَلِجَ [q. v.]: (Lh, TA:) and signifies Distance, or width, between the teeth; (K;) as also ↓ تَفْلِيجٌ: (TA:) or, between the medial and lateral incisors, (T, S, O,) when natural; and تَفْلِيجٌ, distance, or width, between those teeth when it is the effect of art. (T.) فَلَجٌ in all the teeth is disapproved, and not at all beautiful; but it is esteemed goodly when only between the two middle teeth. (TA.) ― -b2- Also Distance, or width, between the feet, (Lth, O, K, TA,) in the posterior direction: (O, TA:) or, between the shanks; like فَحَجٌ: (ISd, TA:) or crookedness, or curvature, [or a bowing outwards, ] of the arms. (TA. [See أَفْلَجُ.]) And The turning over of the foot upon the outer side, and displacement of the heel; in a neuter sense. (L.) -A3- Also, (S, K,) and, accord. to the S, فَلْجٌ, but this is a mistake, (IB, K,) A river: (A'Obeyd, TA:) or a small river: (S, O, K:) a rivulet, or streamlet; syn. جَدْوَلٌ: (A:) or a running spring of water: or running water: (R, TA:) or a large well: (Ibn-Kunáseh, TA:) pl. أَفْلَاجٌ (S, O) and فَلَجَاتٌ (R, TA) [or فُلْجَانٌ, for] فُلْجَانٌ signifies rivulets, streamlets, or small channels, for the irrigation of seed-produce: and ↓ فُلُجٌ, with two dammehs, signifies a rivulet, streamlet, or small channel, for irrigation, running to every part of a garden. (L.) ― -b2- فَلَجٌ is also sometimes used as an epithet: one says مَاآءٌ فَلَجٌ meaning Running water: and عَيْنٌ فَلَجٌ a running spring of water. (L.) -A4- And الفَلَجُ signifies The daybreak. (TA.)