فلج

Arabic

Root
ف ل ج (f l j)
2 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of فُلِجَ (fulija, “to become paralyzed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.lad͡ʒ/

Noun

فَلَج • (falaj) m (plural فُلُوج (fulūj))

1. verbal noun of فُلِجَ (fulija) (form I)
2. (dentistry) diastema
3. a small river

Declension

Declension of noun فَلَج (falaj)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَج falaj	الْفَلَج al-falaj	فَلَج falaj
Nominative	فَلَجٌ falajun	الْفَلَجُ al-falaju	فَلَجُ falaju
Accusative	فَلَجًا falajan	الْفَلَجَ al-falaja	فَلَجَ falaja
Genitive	فَلَجٍ falajin	الْفَلَجِ al-falaji	فَلَجِ falaji

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: fəlc
• → Persian: فلج
• → Ottoman Turkish: فلج (felç)
  • → Turkish: felç
  • → Crimean Tatar: felç
• → Uzbek: falaj

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فلج.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fald͡ʒ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.lǽd͡ʒ̥]

Readings
Classical reading?	falj
Iranian reading?	falaj

Noun

فلج • (falaj)

1. paralysis, palsy

Derived terms

• فلج اطفال (falaj-e atfâl, “polio”)
• فلج کردن (falaj kardan, “to paralyze”)

 

Adjective

فلج • (falaj)

1. paralyzed, paralysed

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “فلج”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim