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الفلك

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns circularity, rotation, and spherical or rounded objects. It extends to celestial orbits, the shape of things, and even ships and specific anatomical parts. It also encompasses concepts of movement, particularly turbulent water and the act of becoming round.

Derived headwords

اَلْفَلَكُnoun
  1. 1.
    orbit of starsclassical

    The celestial path or orbit in which stars and planets move.

  2. 2.
    circularity, roundnessboth

    The state of being round, circular, or spherical; the circumference or central part of something.

  3. 3.
    turbulent seaclassical

    The agitated or churning waves of the sea, often caused by wind.

  4. 4.
    water stirred by windclassical

    Water that has been set in motion and disturbed by the wind.

  5. 5.
    mound of sandclassical

    A circular mound of sand with an open space around it.

  6. 6.
    raised landmassclassical

    A piece of land that is circular and elevated above its surroundings.

  7. 7.
    shipboth

    A vessel for sailing on water, particularly a large one.

أَفْلَاكٌnoun
  1. 1.
    orbitsclassical

    Plural of 'falak', referring to the celestial orbits of stars and planets.

  2. 2.
    round thingsclassical

    Plural of 'falak', referring to things that are circular or round.

فَلَكَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    spindle whorlboth

    The part of a spinning spindle that is circular and helps it rotate.

  2. 2.
    jointclassical

    The connection between two vertebrae in a camel, or a similar joint.

  3. 3.
    anatomical partclassical

    The fleshy part at the base of the tongue, or the side of the throat.

  4. 4.
    round hillclassical

    A small, round hill made of a single stone.

  5. 5.
    device to prevent nursingclassical

    A piece of material that is made to protrude and pierce the tongue of a young camel to prevent it from nursing.

  6. 6.
    round objectboth

    Any object that is round or circular.

اَلْأَفْلَكُnoun
  1. 1.
    those who revolveclassical

    Those things or beings that revolve or orbit around something else.

اِسْتَدَارَverb
  1. 1.
    to become roundboth

    To become circular, rounded, or spherical in shape.

تَفَلَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    to become roundclassical

    To become circular, rounded, or spherical in shape.

فَالِكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    roundedclassical

    Describing a female (slave girl) who has become rounded or developed a fuller figure.

مُفْلِكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    roundedclassical

    Describing a female (slave girl) who has become rounded or developed a fuller figure.

اَلْفُلْكُnoun
  1. 1.
    shipboth

    A vessel for sailing on water, used for both singular and plural.

تَفْلِيكٌnoun
  1. 1.
    persistence in a matterclassical

    To be persistent, stubborn, or deeply involved in an affair.

  2. 2.
    coming into heatclassical

    Describing a female dog that has reached sexual maturity and is ready to mate.

فَلِكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    disjointedclassical

    Having bones that are separated or joints that are stiff and painful.

  2. 2.
    goutyclassical

    Suffering from pain in the joints, particularly the knee.

  3. 3.
    large-buttockedclassical

    Having a prominent or large posterior.

فَلْكَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    disjointednessclassical

    A state of being disjointed or having stiff joints.

  2. 2.
    goutclassical

    Pain or ailment in the knee joint.

  3. 3.
    large buttocksclassical

    A prominent or large posterior.

فَيْلَكُونnoun
  1. 1.
    spindleclassical

    The spindle used in a loom for weaving.

اَلْإِفْلِيكَانnoun
  1. 1.
    tonsilsclassical

    The two fleshy masses located on either side of the uvula at the back of the throat.

Parallel reading

محركة: مدار النجوم
Pronounced with harakat: the orbit of the stars.
ج: أفلاك وفلك
Plural: aflāk and fuluk.
ومن كل شيء: مستداره ومعظمه
And of everything: its circumference and its most prominent part.
وموج البحر المضطرب
And the turbulent waves of the sea.
والماء الذي حركته الريح
And the water that the wind has stirred.
والتل من الرمل حوله فضاء
And a mound of sand with open space around it.
وقطع من الأرض تستدير وترتفع عما حولها
And pieces of land that are circular and rise above their surroundings.
والأفلك: من يدور حولها
And al-aflak: those that revolve around it.
وفلك ثديها، وأفلك وفلك وتفلك: استدار
And her breast became rounded, and aflaka, falaka, and tafallaka: it became round.
وفلكت الجارية، وفلكت، فهي فالك ومفلك
And the slave girl became rounded, and she became rounded, so she is fālik and muflik.
وفلكة المغزل: م، وتكسر
And the whorl of the spindle: a noun, and its broken plural.
وموصل ما بين الفقرتين من البعير
And the connection between two vertebrae of a camel.
والهنة على رأس أصل اللسان
And the fleshy part at the base of the tongue.
وجانب الزور، وما استدار منه
And the side of the throat, and what is rounded from it.
وأكمة من حجر واحد مستديرة
And a round hill made of a single stone.
وشيء يفلك من الهلب، فيخرق لسان الفصيل، فيعضد به ليمنع من الرضاع
And something that protrudes from the hair, piercing the tongue of the young camel, and is used to prevent it from nursing.
وكل مستدير
And everything that is round.
والفلك، بالضم: السفينة، ويذكر، وهو للواحد والجميع
And al-fulk, with damma: the ship, and it is mentioned, and it is for the singular and the plural.
وفلك تفليكا: لج في الأمر
And falaka, taflikan: he persisted in the matter.
والكلبة: أجعلت وحاضت
And the female dog: she became pregnant and menstruated.
والفلك، ككتف: المتفكك العظام، والجافي المفاصل
And al-fulk, like kutuf: the one with disjointed bones, and stiff joints.
ومن به وجع في فلكة ركبته
And one who has pain in the joint of his knee.
ومن له ألية، كفلكة، كالزنج
And one who has a large posterior, like fulka, like the Zanj.
وكجبل: ة بسرخس
And like jabal: a town in Sarakhs.
والفيلكون: الشوبق
And al-faylakūn: the spindle.
والإفليكان، بالكسر: لحمتان تكتنفان اللهاة
And al-iflīkān, with kasra: two fleshy masses that flank the uvula.