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فلخ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of splitting, cleaving, or opening something wide. It can also refer to a specific part of a millstone or a hand.

Derived headwords

فَلَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to split openboth

    To split something open, to cleave it wide apart.

فِيلَخnoun
  1. 1.
    lower millstoneclassical

    One of the two millstones, specifically the lower one.

  2. 2.
    hand (lower part)classical

    The lower part of a hand, or a hand itself in a specific context.

ودرنا كما دارت على القطب فيلخ — And we turned as the lower millstone turns upon the pivot.

Parallel reading

فلخته وقفخته إذا أوضحته وسلعته أيضا
To split it open and cleave it wide if you make it clear and expose it.
ودرنا كما دارت على القطب فيلخ
And we turned as the lower millstone turns upon the pivot.