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فلع

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of splitting, cracking, or cleaving something. It extends to the resulting state of being split or cracked, particularly in the context of skin or flesh, and can also be used metaphorically or vulgarly.

Derived headwords

فَلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    he split it (intensive)both

    he split it (intensive)

  2. 2.
    singular of al-fawāʿi (cracks in the foot)both

    singular of al-fawāʿi (cracks in the foot)

فَلْعnoun
  1. 1.
    he split it (intensive)both

    he split it (intensive)

  2. 2.
    singular of al-fawāʿi (cracks in the foot)both

    singular of al-fawāʿi (cracks in the foot)

انْفَلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be splitboth

    To become split or cleaved open, often passively.

فَلَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    he split it (intensive)both

    he split it (intensive)

  2. 2.
    singular of al-fawāʿi (cracks in the foot)both

    singular of al-fawāʿi (cracks in the foot)

تَفَلَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to crackboth

    To become cracked or split, especially referring to skin or feet.

فُلُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    cracksboth

    The cracks or splits, particularly on feet or skin.

فَلْعnoun
  1. 1.
    he split it (intensive)both

    he split it (intensive)

  2. 2.
    singular of al-fawāʿi (cracks in the foot)both

    singular of al-fawāʿi (cracks in the foot)

مُفَلَّعadjective
  1. 1.
    splitclassical

    Split or cleaved, often referring to a part of an animal's body.

Parallel reading

فلعت الشئ فلعا: شققته، فانفلع.
I split the thing, splitting it, and it split.
وفلعته تفليعا.
And I split it thoroughly.
نشق العهاد الحو لم ترع قبلنا * كما شق بالموسى السنام المفلع *
The camels' humps, unwatered before us, were split * just as the split hump was cut with a razor *
وتفلعت قدمه: تشققت،
And his foot cracked: it became split,
وهي الفلوع الواحد فلع وفلع.
And they are the cracks, the singular of which is a crack and a split.
ويقال في الفحش: لعن الله فلعتها.
And it is said vulgarly: May God curse its split/vulgarity.