فلج

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root فلج (f-l-j) primarily relates to concepts of victory, success, division, and splitting. It extends to meanings of separating, distributing, and marking, as well as physical splits like in the ground or teeth. It also encompasses geographical locations and a specific type of measurement.

Derived headwords

فَلَجَverb

1.
to be victoriousboth
To gain victory, triumph, or overcome an opponent.
2.
to divideboth
To split or divide something into parts, often two.
3.
to splitboth
To cleave or split something, such as the ground or teeth.
4.
to imposeclassical
To impose or assign something, like taxes or duties.

أَفْلَجَverb

1.
to be victoriousboth
To gain victory, triumph, or overcome an opponent.
2.
to divideboth
To split or divide something into parts, often two.

الفَلْجnoun

1.
victoryboth
Victory, success, and triumph.
2.
divisionboth
The act of dividing or splitting something.
3.
splitboth
A split, crack, or fissure.
4.
furrowboth
A furrow or channel dug in the earth for planting.
5.
impositionclassical
The imposition or assignment of taxes or duties.
6.
place nameclassical
A place name, referring to a location between Basra and Dariyya, or a valley.
7.
measureclassical
A large, known measure or capacity, also called al-Fālij.
8.
halfboth
A half or moiety.
9.
typeclassical
A type or kind of people.
10.
streamboth
A stream, flowing water, or a small river.
11.
riverboth
A river, especially a small one.

الفُلْجnoun

1.
victoryboth
Victory, success, and triumph.
2.
divisionboth
The act of dividing or splitting something.
3.
splitboth
A split, crack, or fissure.
4.
furrowboth
A furrow or channel dug in the earth for planting.
5.
impositionclassical
The imposition or assignment of taxes or duties.
6.
place nameclassical
A place name, referring to a location between Basra and Dariyya, or a valley.
7.
measureclassical
A large, known measure or capacity, also called al-Fālij.
8.
halfboth
A half or moiety.
9.
typeclassical
A type or kind of people.
10.
streamboth
A stream, flowing water, or a small river.
11.
riverboth
A river, especially a small one.

الفَلْجَةnoun

1.
victoryboth
Victory, success, and triumph.
2.
divisionboth
The act of dividing or splitting something.
3.
splitboth
A split, crack, or fissure.
4.
furrowboth
A furrow or channel dug in the earth for planting.
5.
impositionclassical
The imposition or assignment of taxes or duties.
6.
place nameclassical
A place name, referring to a location between Basra and Dariyya, or a valley.
7.
measureclassical
A large, known measure or capacity, also called al-Fālij.
8.
halfboth
A half or moiety.
9.
typeclassical
A type or kind of people.
10.
streamboth
A stream, flowing water, or a small river.
11.
riverboth
A river, especially a small one.

الفُلْجَةnoun

1.
victoryboth
Victory, success, and triumph.
2.
divisionboth
The act of dividing or splitting something.
3.
splitboth
A split, crack, or fissure.
4.
furrowboth
A furrow or channel dug in the earth for planting.
5.
impositionclassical
The imposition or assignment of taxes or duties.
6.
place nameclassical
A place name, referring to a location between Basra and Dariyya, or a valley.
7.
measureclassical
A large, known measure or capacity, also called al-Fālij.
8.
halfboth
A half or moiety.
9.
typeclassical
A type or kind of people.
10.
streamboth
A stream, flowing water, or a small river.
11.
riverboth
A river, especially a small one.

الفَلَجnoun

1.
victoryboth
Victory, success, and triumph.
2.
divisionboth
The act of dividing or splitting something.
3.
splitboth
A split, crack, or fissure.
4.
furrowboth
A furrow or channel dug in the earth for planting.
5.
impositionclassical
The imposition or assignment of taxes or duties.
6.
place nameclassical
A place name, referring to a location between Basra and Dariyya, or a valley.
7.
measureclassical
A large, known measure or capacity, also called al-Fālij.
8.
halfboth
A half or moiety.
9.
typeclassical
A type or kind of people.
10.
streamboth
A stream, flowing water, or a small river.
11.
riverboth
A river, especially a small one.

الفُلُوجnoun

1.
splitboth
A split or fissure, especially one that divides something into two.

التَفْلِيجnoun

1.
divisionboth
The act of dividing or splitting something, especially into halves.
2.
spacingboth
The spacing or separation of teeth.

الفَلَّاجnoun

1.
measureclassical
A large measure or capacity, also called al-Fālij.
2.
camelclassical
A camel with two humps, intermediate between the Bactrian and Arabian camel.
3.
winnerclassical
A winner, especially in gambling or a contest.
4.
paralysisclassical
A disease causing paralysis of one side of the body.

الأَفْلَجadjective

1.
wide-leggedboth
Having widely spaced legs.
2.
wide-toothedboth
Having widely spaced teeth.
3.
wide-armedboth
Having widely spaced arms or hands.
4.
wide-chestedboth
Having widely spaced chest or breasts.

فَلْجَاءadjective

1.
wide-toothedboth
A woman with widely spaced teeth.

مُفَلَّجadjective

1.
wide-toothedboth
Having widely spaced teeth, especially the incisors.

فَلَجَانnoun

1.
cupclassical
A cup or vessel used for drinking coffee or other beverages.

الفَلَجname

1.
place nameclassical
A city in the land of Yamama.

Parallel reading

هاذا هو المنقول فيه، (كالإفلاج) رباعيا.

This is what has been transmitted regarding it, like (al-iflaaj) in the quadriliteral form.

يقال: فلج الرجل على خصمه وأفلج إذا علاهم وفاتهم.

It is said: 'The man prevailed over his opponent and was victorious if he surpassed and outstripped them.'

وفلج بحجته، وفي حجته، يفلج فلجا وفلجا وفلجا وفلوجا، كذالك.

And he prevailed with his argument, and in his argument, he prevails with victory, victory, victory, and success, likewise.

وأفلجه الله عليه فلجا وفلوجا.

And God granted him victory over him with victory and success.

وهاذا الذي ذكره المصنف من الضم في اسم المصدر هو المعروف في قواعد اللغويين والصرفيين.

And this which the author mentioned of the dammah in the verbal noun is what is known in the rules of linguists and grammarians.

قال الزمخشري في شرخ مقاماته: الفلج والفلج كالرشد والرشد: الظفر.

Al-Zamakhshari said in his commentary on the Maqamat: 'Al-falaj and al-fulj, like al-rushd and al-rushd, mean victory.'

فلجت الشيء أفلجه، بالكسر، فلجا: إذا قسمته.

I divided the thing, splitting it, with a kasrah, into a division: if you divided it.

فلج الشيء بينهما يفلجه، بالكسر، فلجا: قسمه بنصفين.

He divided the thing between them, splitting it, with a kasrah, into a division: he divided it into halves.

فلجت المال بينهم: أي قسمته.

I divided the money among them: meaning, I distributed it.

وفريق يفلج اللحم نيئا وفريق لطابخيه قتار وهو يفلج الأمر، أي ينظر فيه ويقسمه ويدبره؛

And a group divides the raw meat, and a group for its cooks is smoke, and he manages the affair, meaning he considers it, divides it, and plans it;

فلجت الشيء فلجين، أي شققته نصفين، وهي الفلوج، الواحد فلج وفلج.

I split the thing into two splits, meaning I split it in half, and these are the fuluj, the singular is fulj and fulj.

فلجت الأرض للزراعة، وكل شيء شققته فقد فلجته.

I furrowed the land for agriculture, and everything you split, you have furrowed it.

ففريق يفلج اللحم نيئا وفريق لطابخيه قتار وهو يفلج الأمر، أي ينظر فيه ويقسمه ويدبره؛

And a group divides the raw meat, and a group for its cooks is smoke, and he manages the affair, meaning he considers it, divides it, and plans it;

فلجت الجزية على القوم: إذا فرضتها عليهم.

He imposed the jizya on the people: if he imposed it upon them.

وإن الذي حانت بفلج دماؤهم هم القوم كل القوم يا م خالد

And indeed, those whose blood was shed at Falaj are the people, all the people, O sons of Khalid.

ألقي فيها فلجان من مسك دا رين وفلج من فلفل ضرم

Two fuljans of musk from Darin and a fulj of burning pepper were thrown into it.

الناس فلجان: أي صنفان من داخل وخارج.

People are two fuljan: meaning two types from inside and outside.

كان أفلج الثنيتين

He had widely spaced incisors.

استقيت الماء من الفلج: أي الجدول.

I drew water from the stream: meaning the small river.

فما فلج يسقي جداول صعنبى له مشرع سهل إلى كل مورد

So what stream irrigates the streams of Sa'nabah, having an easy access to every watering place.

هو ريح يأخذ الإنسان فيذهب بشقه.

It is a wind that takes a person and causes one side of him to be affected.

الياسر الفالج

The gambler, the winner.