فلك

See also: فلک

Arabic

Etymology 1

Belonging to the root ف ل ك (f-l-k).

Noun

فَلَك • (falak) m (plural أَفْلَاك (ʔaflāk))

1. orbit, rounded course
2. sphere
3. orb
4. (عِلْم الْفَلَك (ʕilm al-falak)) astronomy

Declension

Declension of noun فَلَك (falak)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَك falak	الْفَلَك al-falak	فَلَك falak
Nominative	فَلَكٌ falakun	الْفَلَكُ al-falaku	فَلَكُ falaku
Accusative	فَلَكًا falakan	الْفَلَكَ al-falaka	فَلَكَ falaka
Genitive	فَلَكٍ falakin	الْفَلَكِ al-falaki	فَلَكِ falaki
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَكَيْن falakayn	الْفَلَكَيْن al-falakayn	فَلَكَيْ falakay
Nominative	فَلَكَانِ falakāni	الْفَلَكَانِ al-falakāni	فَلَكَا falakā
Accusative	فَلَكَيْنِ falakayni	الْفَلَكَيْنِ al-falakayni	فَلَكَيْ falakay
Genitive	فَلَكَيْنِ falakayni	الْفَلَكَيْنِ al-falakayni	فَلَكَيْ falakay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَفْلَاك ʔaflāk	الْأَفْلَاك al-ʔaflāk	أَفْلَاك ʔaflāk
Nominative	أَفْلَاكٌ ʔaflākun	الْأَفْلَاكُ al-ʔaflāku	أَفْلَاكُ ʔaflāku
Accusative	أَفْلَاكًا ʔaflākan	الْأَفْلَاكَ al-ʔaflāka	أَفْلَاكَ ʔaflāka
Genitive	أَفْلَاكٍ ʔaflākin	الْأَفْلَاكِ al-ʔaflāki	أَفْلَاكِ ʔaflāki

Derived terms

• فَلَكِيّ (falakiyy, “astronomical”)

Descendants

• → Amharic: ፈለክ (fäläk)
• → Ge'ez: ፈለክ (fäläk)
• → Persian: فلک (falak)
• → Swahili: falaki

References

• Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 159

Etymology 2

Belonging to the root ف ل ك (f-l-k). Perhaps, however, unrelated to etymology 1 and instead from Ancient Greek ἐφόλκιον (ephólkion).

Noun

فُلْك • (fulk) m or f (plural فُلْك (fulk))

1. ship

Declension

Declension of noun فُلْك (fulk)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُلْك fulk	الْفُلْك al-fulk	فُلْك fulk
Nominative	فُلْكٌ fulkun	الْفُلْكُ al-fulku	فُلْكُ fulku
Accusative	فُلْكًا fulkan	الْفُلْكَ al-fulka	فُلْكَ fulka
Genitive	فُلْكٍ fulkin	الْفُلْكِ al-fulki	فُلْكِ fulki
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُلْكَيْن fulkayn	الْفُلْكَيْن al-fulkayn	فُلْكَيْ fulkay
Nominative	فُلْكَانِ fulkāni	الْفُلْكَانِ al-fulkāni	فُلْكَا fulkā
Accusative	فُلْكَيْنِ fulkayni	الْفُلْكَيْنِ al-fulkayni	فُلْكَيْ fulkay
Genitive	فُلْكَيْنِ fulkayni	الْفُلْكَيْنِ al-fulkayni	فُلْكَيْ fulkay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُلْك fulk	الْفُلْك al-fulk	فُلْك fulk
Nominative	فُلْكٌ fulkun	الْفُلْكُ al-fulku	فُلْكُ fulku
Accusative	فُلْكًا fulkan	الْفُلْكَ al-fulka	فُلْكَ fulka
Genitive	فُلْكٍ fulkin	الْفُلْكِ al-fulki	فُلْكِ fulki

Descendants

• → Swahili: falka (perhaps)

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 212
• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 229-230
• Vollers, Karl (1897) “Beiträge zur Kenntniss der lebenden arabischen Sprache in Aegypten”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[1] (in German), volume 51, page 300