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فلغ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of splitting, cracking, or smashing something, particularly the head. It also encompasses the idea of something being shattered or broken.

Derived headwords

فَلَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to split openboth

    To split or crack something open, especially the head.

  2. 2.
    to smashclassical

    To smash or break something forcefully.

يُفْلَغُverb
  1. 1.
    it splits openboth

    The passive form indicating that something is split open.

تَفْلَغُverb
  1. 1.
    it splits openboth

    A verb form indicating the splitting or cracking of something.

  2. 2.
    to shatterclassical

    To become shattered or broken.

Parallel reading

فلغ رأسه، كمنع، أهمله الجوهري وقال ابن دريد: أي ثلغه، أي: شدخه
He split his head, like 'man'a', Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Ibn Duraid said: meaning he split it, meaning he smashed it.
زاد الأزهري بالعصا
Al-Azhari added: with a stick.
وأورده يعقوب في البدل، أي: أن فاء فلغ بدل من ثاء ثلغ
And Ya'qub mentioned it under 'substitution', meaning that the 'fa' of 'falagha' is a substitute for the 'tha' of 'thalagha'.
وبكل منهما روي الحديث: إني إن آتهم يفلغ رأسي كما تفلغ العترة
And the hadith is narrated with both: 'Indeed, if I give them, my head will be split open as the 'atara' is split open.'
تفلغ الشيء: تهشم
Tafalagha the thing: it shattered.