فلج

Arabic

Root
ف ل ج (f l j)
3 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa.lad͡ʒ/

Noun

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

verbal noun of فُلِجَ (fulija) (form I)
(dentistry) diastema
a small river

Declension

Declension of noun **فَلَج** (falaj)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	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): /ˈfald͡ʒ/

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.lǽd͡ʒ̥]

Readings
Classical reading^?	falj
Iranian reading^?	falaj

Noun

فلج • (falaj)

paralysis, palsy

Derived terms

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

Adjective

فلج • (falaj)

paralyzed, paralysed

Further reading

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