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فلح
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaفَلَّاحٌ ذ A plougher, tiller, or cultivator, of land; [ a peasant; ] (S, Msb, K, TA;) because he cleaves (يَفْلَحُ i. e. يَشُقُّ) the land: (TA:) [pl. فَلَّاحُونَ:] coll. gen. n. فَلَّاحَةٌ. (A, TA.) ― -b2- And [hence, as being likened to a plougher,] A seaman, or sailor; (K, TA;) a servant of ships or boats. (TA.) ― -b3- And One who lets asses, or other beasts, on hire; syn. مُكَارٍ: (T, K, TA:) so called as being likened to the plougher, &c., of land. (TA.) -A2- And One who defrauds in a sale, in the manner described in the explanation of the phrase فَلَحَ بِهِ. (L.)
Derived headwords
فَلَّاحٌ
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فَلَحَ بِهِ