فلقة

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فلقة^¹

noun فِلْقَة · filqa · فِلَق · الْفِلْقَة

half (of a thing split)
lobe
Similar: فَصّ
cotyledon

noun فَلْقَة · falqa · فَلْقَات · فَلَائِق · فُلَّاق

al Andalus splinter, spelk, sliver, a chip of wood split off

فلقة^²

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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 (phŭlăkḗ, “a form of detention, stockade for punishment”).

noun فَلَقَة · falaqa · فَلَقَات · الْفَلَقَة

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

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {فلقة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}