فلقة

See also: فلقه

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ف ل ق (f-l-q)

Noun

فِلْقَة • (filqa) f (plural فِلَق (filaq))

1. half (of a thing split)
2. (anatomy) lobe

   Synonym: فَصّ (faṣṣ)

3. (botany) cotyledon

Declension

Declension of noun فِلْقَة (filqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِلْقَة filqa	الْفِلْقَة al-filqa	فِلْقَة filqat
Nominative	فِلْقَةٌ filqatun	الْفِلْقَةُ al-filqatu	فِلْقَةُ filqatu
Accusative	فِلْقَةً filqatan	الْفِلْقَةَ al-filqata	فِلْقَةَ filqata
Genitive	فِلْقَةٍ filqatin	الْفِلْقَةِ al-filqati	فِلْقَةِ filqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِلْقَتَيْن filqatayn	الْفِلْقَتَيْن al-filqatayn	فِلْقَتَيْ filqatay
Nominative	فِلْقَتَانِ filqatāni	الْفِلْقَتَانِ al-filqatāni	فِلْقَتَا filqatā
Accusative	فِلْقَتَيْنِ filqatayni	الْفِلْقَتَيْنِ al-filqatayni	فِلْقَتَيْ filqatay
Genitive	فِلْقَتَيْنِ filqatayni	الْفِلْقَتَيْنِ al-filqatayni	فِلْقَتَيْ filqatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِلَق filaq	الْفِلَق al-filaq	فِلَق filaq
Nominative	فِلَقٌ filaqun	الْفِلَقُ al-filaqu	فِلَقُ filaqu
Accusative	فِلَقًا filaqan	الْفِلَقَ al-filaqa	فِلَقَ filaqa
Genitive	فِلَقٍ filaqin	الْفِلَقِ al-filaqi	فِلَقِ filaqi

Noun

فَلْقَة • (falqa) f (plural فَلْقَات (falqāt) or فَلَائِق (falāʔiq) or فُلَّاق (fullāq))

1. (al-Andalus) splinter, spelk, sliver, a chip of wood split off

Declension

Declension of noun فَلْقَة (falqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلْقَة falqa	الْفَلْقَة al-falqa	فَلْقَة falqat
Nominative	فَلْقَةٌ falqatun	الْفَلْقَةُ al-falqatu	فَلْقَةُ falqatu
Accusative	فَلْقَةً falqatan	الْفَلْقَةَ al-falqata	فَلْقَةَ falqata
Genitive	فَلْقَةٍ falqatin	الْفَلْقَةِ al-falqati	فَلْقَةِ falqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلْقَتَيْن falqatayn	الْفَلْقَتَيْن al-falqatayn	فَلْقَتَيْ falqatay
Nominative	فَلْقَتَانِ falqatāni	الْفَلْقَتَانِ al-falqatāni	فَلْقَتَا falqatā
Accusative	فَلْقَتَيْنِ falqatayni	الْفَلْقَتَيْنِ al-falqatayni	فَلْقَتَيْ falqatay
Genitive	فَلْقَتَيْنِ falqatayni	الْفَلْقَتَيْنِ al-falqatayni	فَلْقَتَيْ falqatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلْقَات‎; فَلَائِق‎; فُلَّاق falqāt‎; falāʔiq‎; fullāq	الْفَلْقَات‎; الْفَلَائِق‎; الْفُلَّاق al-falqāt‎; al-falāʔiq‎; al-fullāq	فَلْقَات‎; فَلَائِق‎; فُلَّاق falqāt‎; falāʔiq‎; fullāq
Nominative	فَلْقَاتٌ‎; فَلَائِقُ‎; فُلَّاقٌ falqātun‎; falāʔiqu‎; fullāqun	الْفَلْقَاتُ‎; الْفَلَائِقُ‎; الْفُلَّاقُ al-falqātu‎; al-falāʔiqu‎; al-fullāqu	فَلْقَاتُ‎; فَلَائِقُ‎; فُلَّاقُ falqātu‎; falāʔiqu‎; fullāqu
Accusative	فَلْقَاتٍ‎; فَلَائِقَ‎; فُلَّاقًا falqātin‎; falāʔiqa‎; fullāqan	الْفَلْقَاتِ‎; الْفَلَائِقَ‎; الْفُلَّاقَ al-falqāti‎; al-falāʔiqa‎; al-fullāqa	فَلْقَاتِ‎; فَلَائِقَ‎; فُلَّاقَ falqāti‎; falāʔiqa‎; fullāqa
Genitive	فَلْقَاتٍ‎; فَلَائِقَ‎; فُلَّاقٍ falqātin‎; falāʔiqa‎; fullāqin	الْفَلْقَاتِ‎; الْفَلَائِقِ‎; الْفُلَّاقِ al-falqāti‎; al-falāʔiqi‎; al-fullāqi	فَلْقَاتِ‎; فَلَائِقِ‎; فُلَّاقِ falqāti‎; falāʔiqi‎; fullāqi

Descendants

• → Aragonese: falca
• → Asturian: falca
• → Catalan: falca
• → Spanish: falca, afalca
• → Portuguese: falca

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx) likely through Aramaic, also with the loaned sense of a “flat-surface, panel, plank, or a wooden surface”; compare Aramaic פּלגּה (plaggā, “drum”) and see Ancient Greek φῠλᾰκή (phulakḗ, “a form of detention, stockade for punishment”).

Noun

فَلَقَة • (falaqa) f (plural فَلَقَات (falaqāt))

1. contrivance whereby the feet are held in a bastinado
2. the bastinado itself, falaka

Declension

Declension of noun فَلَقَة (falaqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَقَة falaqa	الْفَلَقَة al-falaqa	فَلَقَة falaqat
Nominative	فَلَقَةٌ falaqatun	الْفَلَقَةُ al-falaqatu	فَلَقَةُ falaqatu
Accusative	فَلَقَةً falaqatan	الْفَلَقَةَ al-falaqata	فَلَقَةَ falaqata
Genitive	فَلَقَةٍ falaqatin	الْفَلَقَةِ al-falaqati	فَلَقَةِ falaqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَقَتَيْن falaqatayn	الْفَلَقَتَيْن al-falaqatayn	فَلَقَتَيْ falaqatay
Nominative	فَلَقَتَانِ falaqatāni	الْفَلَقَتَانِ al-falaqatāni	فَلَقَتَا falaqatā
Accusative	فَلَقَتَيْنِ falaqatayni	الْفَلَقَتَيْنِ al-falaqatayni	فَلَقَتَيْ falaqatay
Genitive	فَلَقَتَيْنِ falaqatayni	الْفَلَقَتَيْنِ al-falaqatayni	فَلَقَتَيْ falaqatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَقَات falaqāt	الْفَلَقَات al-falaqāt	فَلَقَات falaqāt
Nominative	فَلَقَاتٌ falaqātun	الْفَلَقَاتُ al-falaqātu	فَلَقَاتُ falaqātu
Accusative	فَلَقَاتٍ falaqātin	الْفَلَقَاتِ al-falaqāti	فَلَقَاتِ falaqāti
Genitive	فَلَقَاتٍ falaqātin	الْفَلَقَاتِ al-falaqāti	فَلَقَاتِ falaqāti

Descendants

• → Catalan: falaca
• → Ottoman Turkish: فلقه (falaka)
  • Turkish: falaka
  • → Armenian: ֆալախա (falaxa)
• → Portuguese: falaca

References

• “فلقة” in Almaany
• Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 982–983
• Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2019), Dictionnaire des emprunts ibéro-romans. Emprunts à l’arabe et aux langues du Monde Islamique (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 332
• Corriente, Federico (2008) “falca”, in Dictionary of Arabic and Allied Loanwords. Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician and Kindred Dialects (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 97), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 293a
• Freytag, Georg (1835) “فلقة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 371
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فلقة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2441–2442
• Schiaparelli, Celestino (1871) “فَلِيقَة”, in Vocabulista in arabico. Pubblicato per la prima volta sopra un codice della Biblioteca Riccardiana di Firenze (in Arabic), Firenze: Tipografia dei successori Le Monnier, page 156b
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “فلقة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, page 804
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “فلقة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 981