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فلخ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of splitting, cleaving, or breaking something apart. It also extends to the meaning of a millstone, particularly the lower one, and by extension, a hand.

Derived headwords

فَلَخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to split itboth

    To split, cleave, or break something apart. This is the primary verbal meaning of the root.

  2. 2.
    to make clearclassical

    To make something clear or evident, as if by splitting it open to reveal its contents.

فَلْخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    splittingboth

    The verbal noun or masdar of 'to split'; the act of splitting or cleaving.

يُفْلَخُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he splits itboth

    The present tense form of the verb, indicating the ongoing action of splitting or cleaving.

الفَيْلَخnoun
  1. 1.
    millstoneclassical

    Refers to a millstone, specifically the lower millstone (الرحى السفلى) which is stationary.

  2. 2.
    handclassical

    The lower hand of a watermill, or by extension, any hand.

تَفْلِيخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    splittingboth

    Another form of the verbal noun, often used to emphasize the action or result of splitting.

Parallel reading

فلخه، كمنعه
He split it, like preventing it.
يفلخه فلخا
He splits it with a splitting.
سلعه وأوضحه
He split it and made it clear.
كقفخه
Like he struck it.
والفيلخ، كصيقل: الرحى أو أحد رحيي الماء
And the faylakh, like sayqal: the millstone or one of the two millstones of the watermill.
واليد السفلى منهما
And the lower hand of the two of them.
وفلخه تفليخا: ضربه
And he split it with a splitting: he struck it.