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فلكن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a large bow, specifically one made of reeds, capable of launching heavy arrows. It also touches upon the concept of a large, curved object.

Derived headwords

فِيلْكُونnoun
  1. 1.
    large reed bowclassical

    A very large bow, specifically one made of reeds, capable of shooting heavy arrows (المعابل). It is described as 'great' or 'mighty'.

  2. 2.
    large curved objectclassical

    Figuratively, it can refer to any large, curved object.

المعابلnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy arrowsclassical

    Long, heavy arrows or shafts, specifically those launched from a large bow (فيلكون).

Parallel reading

قوس فيلكون: عظيمة
A 'faylakōn' bow: great.
وكائن كسرنا من هتوف مرنة، ... على القوم، كانت فيلكون المعابل
And how many a mighty one we broke from the roaring, ... against the people, was the 'faylakōn' of the heavy arrows.
وذلك أنه لا ترمى المعابل وهي النصال المطولة إلا على قوس عظيمة
And that is because the heavy arrows, which are the elongated arrowheads, are not shot except from a great bow.
الجوهري: الفيلكون البردي «1»، هو فيعلول
Al-Jawhari: The 'faylakōn' is the reed [bow], it is a 'faylalōl' pattern.