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فلذ

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of cutting, dividing, or giving a portion, especially of something valuable like wealth or the liver. It extends to the idea of giving generously and without delay, and metaphorically to the core or essence of something.

Derived headwords

فَلَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to give a portionclassical

    To give a portion of wealth to someone, often in a single, substantial amount.

  2. 2.
    to cut forclassical

    To cut a portion of something for someone.

فَلَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to give generouslyclassical

    To give generously and without delay or prior promise.

فَلَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to give abundantlyclassical

    To give abundantly or to increase the amount of giving.

فَلْذٌnoun
  1. 1.
    portion of wealthclassical

    A portion or piece of wealth, money, gold, or silver.

فَلَذَةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of liverboth

    A piece of the liver.

  2. 2.
    piece of meatboth

    A piece of meat, especially one cut lengthwise.

  3. 3.
    piece of wealthclassical

    A piece or portion of wealth, money, gold, or silver.

أَفْلَاذnoun
  1. 1.
    pieces of liverboth

    Plural of فلذة (filthah), referring to pieces of liver.

  2. 2.
    treasuresclassical

    Metaphorically, treasures or valuable possessions, referring to the earth's hidden wealth.

اِفْتَلَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to cut out for oneselfclassical

    To cut out or set aside a portion of wealth for oneself.

اِفْتَلَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to take a portion ofclassical

    To take a portion or piece from someone's wealth.

تَفْلِيذnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting into piecesclassical

    The act of cutting into pieces, especially meat cut lengthwise.

فُلَاذnoun
  1. 1.
    steelclassical

    A type of refined iron or steel, known for its quality.

فَالُوذnoun
  1. 1.
    sweet confectionclassical

    A sweet confection made from the starch of wheat, of Persian origin.

فَالُوذَقnoun
  1. 1.
    sweet confectionclassical

    A sweet confection made from the starch of wheat, of Persian origin.

فَلَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to cut meatclassical

    To cut meat, especially into long pieces.

Parallel reading

فلذ له من المال يفلذ فلذا: أعطاه منه دفعة
He gave him a portion of wealth, giving it in a lump sum.
وقيل: قطع له منه
And it was said: He cut a portion of it for him.
وقيل: هو العطاء بلا تأخير ولا عدة
And it was said: It is giving without delay or promise.
وقيل: هو أن يكثر له من العطاء
And it was said: It is to increase the giving to him.
وافتلذت له قطعة من المال افتلاذا إذا اقتطعته
And you cut out a piece of wealth for yourself, meaning you set it aside.
والفلذ: كبد البعير، والجمع أفلاذ
And al-filth (al-fuladh) is the liver of a camel, and its plural is afladh.
والفلذة: القطعة من الكبد واللحم والمال والذهب والفضة، والجمع أفلاذ على طرح الزائد
And al-filthah (al-filthah) is the piece of liver, meat, wealth, gold, and silver, and its plural is afladh by dropping the extra part.
إن الفرق من النار فلذ كبده أي خوف النار قطع كبده
Indeed, the fear of the Fire is the cutting of his liver, meaning the fear of the Fire cut his liver.
وتقيء الأرض أفلاذ كبدها
And the earth will vomit forth the pieces of its liver.
تلقي الأرض بأفلاذها
The earth will cast forth its treasures.
أي بكنوزها وأموالها
Meaning its treasures and its wealth.
والفلذة من اللحم: ما قطع طولا
And al-filthah (al-filthah) of meat is that which is cut lengthwise.
ويقال: فلذت اللحم تفليذا إذا قطعته
And it is said: I cut the meat into pieces (taflidhan) if you cut it.
والفولاذ من الحديد معروف، وهو مصاص الحديد المنقى من خبثه
And steel (al-fūlādh) is known from iron, and it is the essence of iron purified from its dross.
والفالوذ من الحلواء: هو الذي يؤكل، يسوى من لب الحنطة، فارسي معرب
And al-fālūdh from sweets is that which is eaten, made from the starch of wheat, it is a Persian loanword.
هذه مكة قد رمتكم بأفلاذ كبدها
This is Mecca, it has thrown at you the choicest of its people.