فلوكة
Arabic
Etymology
From فُلْك m or f or pl (fulk, “ship”), deformed in the dialects due to its irregular noun class.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.luː.ka/
Noun
فَلُوكَة • (falūka) f (plural فَلَائِك (falāʔik) or فَلَالِك (falālik))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فَلُوكَة falūka |
الْفَلُوكَة al-falūka |
فَلُوكَة falūkat |
| nominative | فَلُوكَةٌ falūkatun |
الْفَلُوكَةُ al-falūkatu |
فَلُوكَةُ falūkatu |
| accusative | فَلُوكَةً falūkatan |
الْفَلُوكَةَ al-falūkata |
فَلُوكَةَ falūkata |
| genitive | فَلُوكَةٍ falūkatin |
الْفَلُوكَةِ al-falūkati |
فَلُوكَةِ falūkati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | فَلُوكَتَيْن falūkatayn |
الْفَلُوكَتَيْن al-falūkatayn |
فَلُوكَتَيْ falūkatay |
| nominative | فَلُوكَتَانِ falūkatāni |
الْفَلُوكَتَانِ al-falūkatāni |
فَلُوكَتَا falūkatā |
| accusative | فَلُوكَتَيْنِ falūkatayni |
الْفَلُوكَتَيْنِ al-falūkatayni |
فَلُوكَتَيْ falūkatay |
| genitive | فَلُوكَتَيْنِ falūkatayni |
الْفَلُوكَتَيْنِ al-falūkatayni |
فَلُوكَتَيْ falūkatay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فَلَائِك; فَلَالِك falāʔik; falālik |
الْفَلَائِك; الْفَلَالِك al-falāʔik; al-falālik |
فَلَائِك; فَلَالِك falāʔik; falālik |
| nominative | فَلَائِكُ; فَلَالِكُ falāʔiku; falāliku |
الْفَلَائِكُ; الْفَلَالِكُ al-falāʔiku; al-falāliku |
فَلَائِكُ; فَلَالِكُ falāʔiku; falāliku |
| accusative | فَلَائِكَ; فَلَالِكَ falāʔika; falālika |
الْفَلَائِكَ; الْفَلَالِكَ al-falāʔika; al-falālika |
فَلَائِكَ; فَلَالِكَ falāʔika; falālika |
| genitive | فَلَائِكَ; فَلَالِكَ falāʔika; falālika |
الْفَلَائِكِ; الْفَلَالِكِ al-falāʔiki; al-falāliki |
فَلَائِكِ; فَلَالِكِ falāʔiki; falāliki |
Further reading
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne, Engelmann, Wilhelm Hermann (1869) Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais, dérivés de l’arabe[1] (in French), 2nd edition, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 264–266, instead proposes a Spanish corruption of حَرَّاقَة (ḥarrāqa)
- Kahane, Henry R., Kahane, Renée, Tietze, Andreas (1958) The Lingua Franca in the Levant: Turkish Nautical Terms of Italian and Greek Origin, Urbana: University of Illinois, pages 211–213 Nr. 278, contains more detailed attestation data, but considers Arabic derivation “unsatisfactory” and instead a Romance mediation of Dutch or English hulk
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic فَلُوكَة (falūka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fluː.ka/
Noun
فلوكة • (flūka) f (plural فلايك (flāyik) or فلوكات (flūkāt))
- small boat
See also
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic فَلُوكَة (falūka).
Noun
فلوكة • (flōka) f (plural فلايك (falāyek))
- fishing boat
- Synonym: شختورة (šaḵtūra)