فلق

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root فلق (f-l-q) primarily denotes the concept of splitting, cleaving, or breaking apart. It extends to describe the resulting cracks or fissures, and metaphorically, significant events or difficulties. It also encompasses specific meanings like the dawn, a depression in the ground, and a military unit.

Derived headwords

فَلَقَverb

1.
he split itboth
he split it
2.
he split it (intensively)both
he split it (intensively)

فَلْقnoun

1.
he split itboth
he split it
2.
he split it (intensively)both
he split it (intensively)

تَفْلِيقnoun

1.
splittingboth
The act of splitting or cleaving something.

انْفَلَقَverb

1.
it split openboth
it split open

تَفَلَّقَverb

1.
to splitboth
To be split or cleaved, similar to انفلق.

فُلُوقnoun

1.
cracks, fissures (in his leg)both
cracks, fissures (in his leg)

فَلَقnoun

1.
he split itboth
he split it
2.
he split it (intensively)both
he split it (intensively)

فَلَقَانnoun

1.
depressionsclassical
Plural of فلق, referring to low-lying areas in the ground.

فَالِقnoun

1.
splitterclassical
One who splits or cleaves.
2.
dawnclassical
The dawn or daybreak.

فَلَقnoun

1.
he split itboth
he split it
2.
he split it (intensively)both
he split it (intensively)

فَلَقnoun

1.
he split itboth
he split it
2.
he split it (intensively)both
he split it (intensively)

أَفْلَقَverb

1.
he brought about a calamity or a wondrous matterboth
he brought about a calamity or a wondrous matter

افْتَلَقَverb

1.
he brought about a calamity or a wondrous matterboth
he brought about a calamity or a wondrous matter

مُفْلِقadjective

1.
a poet who produces wondersboth
a poet who produces wonders

فَلَقnoun

1.
he split itboth
he split it
2.
he split it (intensively)both
he split it (intensively)

فَلْقَةnoun

1.
piececlassical
A fragment or piece, such as half of a bowl.
2.
calamityclassical
A great misfortune or disaster.

عَلَق فَلَقphrase

1.
great calamityclassical
An idiom referring to a severe misfortune or disaster.

فَلِيْقَةnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A great misfortune or disaster.

فَلِيقnoun

1.
depression in camel's throatclassical
The hollowed part in the throat of a camel near the windpipe.
2.
type of peachclassical
A variety of peach that splits open from its pit.

مُفَلَّقadjective

1.
a poet who produces wondersboth
a poet who produces wonders

فَيْلَقnoun

1.
armyboth
army

فَيَالِقnoun

1.
pluralboth
plural

Parallel reading

فلقت الشئ فلقا: شققته.

I split the thing, splitting it: I cleaved it.

والتفليق مثله.

And the splitting is like it.

يقال: فلقته فانفلق وتفلق.

It is said: I split it, so it split open and it split.

وفي رجله فلوق، أي شقوق.

And in his leg are cracks, meaning fissures.

ويقال: كلمني من فلق فيه.

And it is said: He spoke to me from a split in it.

والفلق بالتحريك: الصبح بعينه.

And al-Falq (with vowelization) is the dawn itself.

حتى إذا ما انجلى عن وجهه فلق هاديه في أخريات الليل منتصب

Until when the dawn cleared from its face, its crest rising in the late night.

يقال: فلق الصبح فالقه.

It is said: The dawn split, its splitter.

قل أعوذ الفلق

Say, 'I seek refuge in the dawn'.

والفلق أيضا: المطمئن من الأرض بين الربوتين، وجمعه فلقان مثل خلق وخلقان.

And al-Falq is also: the depression in the earth between two mounds, and its plural is falqan, like khalaq and khalaqan.

وربما قالوا: كان ذلك بفالق كذا وكذا، يريدون المكان المنحدر بين الربوتين.

And sometimes they say: That happened by such-and-such a falq, meaning the sloping place between the two mounds.

والفلق أيضا: مقطرة السجان.

And al-Falq is also: the water-dripper of the jailer.

والفلق: الشق، يقال مررت بجرة فيها فلوق، أي شقوق.

And al-Falq is: the split, it is said I passed by a jug with cracks in it, meaning fissures.

وقولهم: صار البيض فلاقا وفلاقا، أي صار أفلاقا.

And their saying: the eggs became split and split, meaning they became in pieces.

والفلق بالكسر: الداهية والأمر العجب.

And al-Falq (with kasra) is: the calamity and the wondrous matter.

تقول منه: أفلق الرجل وافتلق.

You say from it: The man brought a calamity and he brought a calamity.

وشعر مفلق: قد جاء بالفلق.

And eloquent poetry: it has brought forth the wondrous.

إذا عرضت داوية مدلهمة وغرد حاديها فرين بها فلقا

When a dark, heavy rain appears and its singer calls out, they find in it a wonder.

والفلق أيضا: القضيب يشق باثنين فيعمل منه قوسان، يقال لكل واحد منها فلق.

And al-Falq is also: the rod that is split in two, from which two bows are made, each one is called a falq.

والفلقة أيضا: الكسرة. يقال: أعطني فلقة الجفنة، وهي نصفها.

And al-Falqah is also: the piece. It is said: Give me a piece of the bowl, meaning its half.

وجاء بعلق فلق، وهى الداهية، لا تجرى.

And he brought a great calamity, meaning the disaster, it is not to be taken lightly.

يقال منه للرجل: أعلقت وأفلقت، أي جئت بعلق فلق.

It is said from it about a man: You have brought a great misfortune and you have brought a great misfortune, meaning you have brought a great calamity.

ومر يفتلق في عدوه، أي يأتي بالعجب من شدته.

And he passed, running with astonishing speed in his running, meaning he brought the wondrous due to his intensity.

والفليقة: الداهية.

And al-Fayliqah: the calamity.

والعرب تقول: يا للفليقة!

And the Arabs say: Oh, what a calamity!

والفليق في جران البعير: الموضع المطمئن عند مجرى الحلقوم.

And al-Fulayq in the camel's throat: the hollowed place near the windpipe.

فليقة أجرد كالرمح الضلع

A hollowed part, smooth like a ribbed spear.

والفليق بالضم والتشديد: ضرب من الخوخ يتفلق عن نواه.

And al-Fulayq (with damma and shadda) is: a type of peach that splits open from its pit.

والمفلق منه: المجفف.

And al-Mufallaq from it: the dried.

والفيلق: الجيش، والجمع الفيالق.

And al-Faylaq: the army, and the plural is al-Fayaliq.