Belonging to the root ف ل ك (f-l-k).
فَلَك • (falak) m (plural أَفْلَاك (ʔaflāk))
This word is the ancient version of كون (which has been used in Arabic since the sixth century, unlike فلك which has been used since forever), it means roughly Heaven, but unlike English, the it isn’t limited to positive and divine worlds, as it can also describe the dwellings of demons and spirits. See also ذر (a spiritual universe in Islamic cosmogony, named as such because the offspring of Adam had come out of his back as if they were small ants).
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 |
Belonging to the root ف ل ك (f-l-k). Perhaps, however, unrelated to etymology 1 and instead from Ancient Greek ἐφόλκιον (ephólkion).
فُلْك • (fulk) m or f (plural فُلْك (fulk))
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 |