فلوكة
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Arabic
Etymology
From فُلْك m or f or pl (fulk, “ship”), deformed in the dialects due to its irregular noun class.
Pronunciation
Noun
فَلُوكَة • (falūka) f (plural فَلَائِك (falāʔik) or فَلَالِك (falālik))
Declension
Declension of noun فَلُوكَة (falūka)
| 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 (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
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)