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فلخه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of splitting, cleaving, or breaking something apart. It can also refer to the components of a millstone, specifically the lower part.

Derived headwords

فَلَخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to split itboth

    To cleave or split something into parts.

  2. 2.
    to clarify itclassical

    To make something clear or explicit.

الفَيْلَخnoun
  1. 1.
    millstoneclassical

    A millstone, or one of the two millstones used for grinding.

  2. 2.
    lower millstoneclassical

    Specifically, the lower of the two millstones.

تَفْلِيخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingclassical

    The act of striking or hitting something forcefully.

فَلَخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to splitboth

    To cleave or split something.

تَفْلِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    splittingboth

    The act of splitting or cleaving.

Parallel reading

فلخه، كمنعه: سلعه
He split it, like 'man'a': he cleaved it.
وأوضحه
And he made it clear.
والفيلخ: الرحى
And the faylakh is the millstone.
أو أحد رحيي الماء
Or one of the two millstones of the water wheel.
واليد السفلى منهما
And the lower hand of them.
وفلخه تفليخا: ضربه
And he split it with a splitting: he struck it.