فلي

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root فلي primarily relates to cutting, separating, and examining. It extends to meanings of searching through something, whether physically for lice or intellectually for meaning, and also encompasses concepts of testing, desire, and even specific natural phenomena like insects or geographical features.

Derived headwords

فَلَاverb

1.
to cutboth
To cut something, particularly with a sword.

{فلاه بالسيف} يفليه — to cut him with the sword

فَلْيnoun

1.
cutting off the headclassical
The act of cutting off the head with a sword.

{فليا: قطع به رأسه — cutting off the head with it

فَلْوnoun

1.
cutting off the headclassical
The act of cutting off the head with a sword.

(كيفلوه) فلوا — and how they cut off the head with it

فَلِيَverb

1.
to search for liceboth
To search through hair for lice.
2.
to examineboth
To examine something closely, to search through it.

(رأسه) فليا، (بحثه عن القمل — his head, searching for lice

(الشعر) يفليه فليا: إذا (تدبره واستخرج معانيه) وغريبه — poetry, examining it, if one delves into its meanings and obscure parts

فَلْيnoun

1.
searching for liceboth
The act of searching through hair for lice.
2.
examinationboth
The act of examining or delving into something.

(و) } فلى (رأسه) فليا، (بحثه عن القمل — and he searched his head, searching for lice

الفَلّايَةnoun

1.
lice combboth
A comb used for removing lice from hair.

(؛ والاسم:) الفلاية، بالكسر — and the noun is al-falayah, with a kasra

الفالياتnoun

1.
women who comb hairclassical
Women who are occupied with combing hair, often implying searching for lice.

يقال للنساء {الفاليات} والفوالي — and it is said of women, al-faliyat and al-fawali

الفَوَالِيnoun

1.
women who comb hairclassical
Women who are occupied with combing hair, often implying searching for lice.
2.
beginnings of evilclassical
The initial stages or harbingers of evil.

يقال للنساء {الفاليات} والفوالي — and it is said of women, al-faliyat and al-fawali

{وفالية الأفاعي: أوائل الشر) — and faliyat al-afai: the beginnings of evil

أَفْلَىverb

1.
to search for meaningclassical
To search for the meanings of a difficult verse or text.
2.
to penetrateclassical
To penetrate or pass through something, like a desert.

يقال: {افل هذا البيت فإنه صعب — it is said: 'Analyze this verse, for it is difficult'

وفلى المفازة: تخللها — and to traverse the desert: to penetrate it

رَازَverb

1.
to test someone's intellectclassical
To test or probe someone's mind to understand their intellect.

(فلى (فلانا في عقله) يفليه فليا: (رازه — and he tested him in his mind, probing him

اِسْتَفْلَىverb

1.
to desire to have one's head combedclassical
To desire that one's head be searched for lice or combed.
2.
to be testedclassical
To be tested or provoked, especially in a way that requires a response.

(واستفلى رأسه — and he desired to have his head combed

أفليه بالسيف إذا استفلاني — I strike him with the sword if he provokes me

تَفَالَىverb

1.
to desire to have one's head combedclassical
To desire that one's head be searched for lice or combed.
2.
to rub against each otherclassical
To rub against each other, like donkeys.

(وتفالى) هو: (اشتهى أن يفلى — and he desired to have his head combed

وتفالت الحمر: احتكت كأن بعضها يفلى بعضا — and the donkeys rubbed against each other as if some were combing others

فَلِيَverb

1.
to be cut offclassical
To be cut off or severed.

{فلي، (كرضي: انقطع — and fali, like radhi: to be cut off

فَلَىnoun

1.
a mountainclassical
A name for a mountain.

(وفلى، كحتى: جبل — and Fula, like Huda: a mountain

الفَالِيَةnoun

1.
beginnings of evilclassical
The initial stages or harbingers of evil.
2.
a type of insectclassical
A spotted beetle that lives near snake and scorpion holes, signaling their presence.
3.
a knifeclassical
A knife.

{وفالية الأفاعي: أوائل الشر) — and faliyat al-afai: the beginnings of evil

(وأيضا: (خنفساء رقطاء تألف العقارب والحيات فإذا خرجت من جحرها آذنت بها) — and also: a spotted beetle that frequents the holes of scorpions and snakes, and when it emerges from its hole, it signals their presence

{والفالية: السكين — and al-faliyah: the knife

تَفْلِيَةnoun

1.
effortclassical
Making an effort or exertion.

والتفلي: التكلف للفلاية — and al-tafliyah: making an effort for the falayah (lice comb)

تَفَالَىverb

1.
to rub against each otherclassical
To rub against each other, like donkeys.

وتفالت الحمر: احتكت كأن بعضها يفلى بعضا — and the donkeys rubbed against each other as if some were combing others

فَلَىverb

1.
to considerclassical
To consider a matter, examining its aspects and consequences.

وفلى الأمر: تأمل وجوهه ونظر إلى عاقبته — and he considered the matter: he contemplated its aspects and looked at its outcome

فَلَىverb

1.
to penetrateclassical
To penetrate or pass through something, like a desert or a group of people.

وفليت القوم بعيني — and I observed the people closely

وفلى المفازة: تخللها — and to traverse the desert: to penetrate it

الفَلَاءnoun

1.
removing things from hairclassical
The act of removing things, like lice, from hair.

{والفلاء، ككساء:} فلاء الشعر: وهو أخذك ما فيه — and al-falaa, like kisaa: the removal from hair, which is your taking what is in it

Parallel reading

{فلاه بالسيف} يفليه

to cut him with the sword

{فليا: قطع به رأسه

cutting off the head with it

(كيفلوه) فلوا.

and how they cut off the head with it.

(و) } فلى (رأسه) فليا، (بحثه عن القمل

and he searched his head, searching for lice

(؛ والاسم:) الفلاية، بالكسر

and the noun is al-falayah, with a kasra

يقال للنساء {الفاليات} والفوالي؛

and it is said of women, al-faliyat and al-fawali;

تراه كالثغام يعل مسكا يسوء الفاليات إذا فلي

You see him like a white mountain pouring musk, which displeases the combing women when he is combed.

قال الأخفش: أراد! فليتني فحذف النون الأخيرة لأن هذه النون وقاية للفعل وليست اسما، وأما النون الأولى فلا يجوز طرحها لأنها الاسم المضمر.

Al-Akhfash said: He intended 'falaytanī' (would that I were combed) and deleted the last nun because this nun is a protection for the verb and not a noun, but the first nun cannot be dropped because it is the implied pronoun.

(و) من المجاز: فلى (الشعر) يفليه فليا: إذا (تدبره واستخرج معانيه) وغريبه؛ عن ابن السكيت؛ كذا في الصحاح.

And metaphorically: he examined (poetry), examining it, if he delved into its meanings and obscure parts; from Ibn al-Sikkit; this is as in Sahah.

يقال: {افل هذا البيت فإنه صعب.

It is said: 'Analyze this verse, for it is difficult.'

(و) فلى (فلانا في عقله) يفليه فليا: (رازه).

And he tested (someone in his mind), testing him, probing him.

(وفي التهذيب: إذا نظر ما عقله، وهو مجاز أيضا.

And in Al-Tahdhib: if he looked at what his intellect was, and this is also metaphorical.

(} واستفلى رأسه {وتفالى) هو: (اشتهى أن} يفلى)

And he desired to have his head combed and he desired to have his head combed: he wished to be combed

{فلي، (كرضي: انقطع) ؛

And fali, like radhi: to be cut off;

(وفالية الأفاعي: أوائل الشر) .

And faliyat al-afai: the beginnings of evil.

قال ابن الأعرابي: يقولون: أتتكم} فالية الأفاعي؛ يضرب مثلا لأول الشر ينتظر؛ والجمع {الفوالي.

Ibn al-A'rabi said: They say: 'Faliyat al-afai has come to you'; it is a proverb for the beginning of awaited evil, and the plural is al-fawali.

(وأيضا: (خنفساء رقطاء تألف العقارب والحيات فإذا خرجت من جحرها آذنت بها).

And also: a spotted beetle that frequents the holes of scorpions and snakes, and when it emerges from its hole, it signals their presence.

وفي المحكم: هي سيدة الخنافس. وقيل: فالية الأفاعي دواب تكون عند جحرة الضباب، فإذا خرجت علم أن الضب خارج لا محالة، فيقال: أتتكم فالية الأفاعي، فدل هذا على أنها جمع، على أنه قد يخبر في مثل هذا بالجمع عن الواحد.

And in Al-Muhkam: it is the mistress of beetles. It was said: Faliyat al-afai are creatures found near the holes of monitor lizards, and when it emerges, it is known that the lizard is definitely coming out, so it is said: 'Faliyat al-afai has come to you', indicating that it is a plural, although in such cases the plural can be used for the singular.

أما تراني رابط الجنانأفليه بالسيف إذا} استفلاني

Do you not see me steadfast, striking him with the sword if he provokes me

والتفلي: التكلف للفلاية؛

And al-tafliyah: making an effort for the falayah (lice comb);

إذا أتت جاراتها {تفلى تريك أشغى قلحا أفلا

When she comes to her neighbors, she combs, showing you a gap-toothed mouth.

وتفالت الحمر: احتكت كأن بعضها {يفلى بعضا؛ قال ذو الرمة:

And the donkeys rubbed against each other as if some were combing others; Dhu al-Rummah said:

ظلت} تفالى وظل الجون مصطخما كأنه عن تناهي الروض محجوم

She kept rubbing, and the dark one remained still, as if restrained from reaching the end of the meadow.

وفلى الأمر: تأمل وجوهه ونظر إلى عاقبته.

And he considered the matter: he contemplated its aspects and looked at its outcome.

وفليت القوم بعيني

And I observed the people closely

وفلى المفازة: تخللها.

And to traverse the desert: to penetrate it.

{والفالية: السكين.

And al-faliyah: the knife.

{والفلاء، ككساء:} فلاء الشعر: وهو أخذك ما فيه؛ رواه ابن الأنباري عن أصحابه.

And al-falaa, like kisaa: the removal from hair, which is your taking what is in it; Ibn al-Anbari narrated it from his companions.