فلو
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ف ل و (f-l-w).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /filw/, IPA(key): /fa.luww/, IPA(key): /fu.luww/
Noun
فِلْو or فَلُوّ or فُلُوّ • (filw or faluww or fuluww) m (plural أَفْلَاء (ʾaflāʾ) or فَلَاوَى (falāwā) or فِلَاء (filāʾ))
- foal, colt (a preadult horse or ass which has been weaned)
- 7th century CE, Muwaṭṭaʾ Mālik, 58:
- مَنْ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ مِنْ كَسْبٍ طَيِّبٍ - وَلَا يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا طَيِّبًا - كَانَ إِنَّمَا يَضَعُهَا فِي كَفِّ الرَّحْمَنِ يُرَبِّيهَا كَمَا يُرَبِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فَلُوَّهُ أَوْ فَصِيلَهُ حَتَّى تَكُونَ مِثْلَ الْجَبَلِ.
- man taṣaddaqa biṣadaqatin min kasbin ṭayyibin - walā yaqbalu l-lahu ʾillā ṭayyiban - kāna ʾinnamā yaḍaʿuhā fī kaffi r-raḥmani yurabbīhā kamā yurabbī ʾaḥadukum faluwwahu ʾaw faṣīlahu ḥattā takūna miṯla l-jabali.
- Whoever gives handout from good earning – and Allah only accepts the good – it is as if he placed it in the palm of the Merciful to raise it, as one of you raises his foal or young camel until it is like the mountain.
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Declension
Declension of noun فِلْو (filw); فَلُوّ (faluww); فُلُوّ (fuluww)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فِلْو; فَلُوّ; فُلُوّ filw; faluww; fuluww | الْفِلْو; الْفَلُوّ; الْفُلُوّ al-filw; al-faluww; al-fuluww | فِلْو; فَلُوّ; فُلُوّ filw; faluww; fuluww |
| Nominative | فِلْوٌ; فَلُوٌّ; فُلُوٌّ filwun; faluwwun; fuluwwun | الْفِلْوُ; الْفَلُوُّ; الْفُلُوُّ al-filwu; al-faluwwu; al-fuluwwu | فِلْوُ; فَلُوُّ; فُلُوُّ filwu; faluwwu; fuluwwu |
| Accusative | فِلْوًا; فَلُوًّا; فُلُوًّا filwan; faluwwan; fuluwwan | الْفِلْوَ; الْفَلُوَّ; الْفُلُوَّ al-filwa; al-faluwwa; al-fuluwwa | فِلْوَ; فَلُوَّ; فُلُوَّ filwa; faluwwa; fuluwwa |
| Genitive | فِلْوٍ; فَلُوٍّ; فُلُوٍّ filwin; faluwwin; fuluwwin | الْفِلْوِ; الْفَلُوِّ; الْفُلُوِّ al-filwi; al-faluwwi; al-fuluwwi | فِلْوِ; فَلُوِّ; فُلُوِّ filwi; faluwwi; fuluwwi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | فِلْوَيْن; فَلُوَّيْن; فُلُوَّيْن filwayn; faluwwayn; fuluwwayn | الْفِلْوَيْن; الْفَلُوَّيْن; الْفُلُوَّيْن al-filwayn; al-faluwwayn; al-fuluwwayn | فِلْوَيْ; فَلُوَّيْ; فُلُوَّيْ filway; faluwway; fuluwway |
| Nominative | فِلْوَانِ; فَلُوَّانِ; فُلُوَّانِ filwāni; faluwwāni; fuluwwāni | الْفِلْوَانِ; الْفَلُوَّانِ; الْفُلُوَّانِ al-filwāni; al-faluwwāni; al-fuluwwāni | فِلْوَا; فَلُوَّا; فُلُوَّا filwā; faluwwā; fuluwwā |
| Accusative | فِلْوَيْنِ; فَلُوَّيْنِ; فُلُوَّيْنِ filwayni; faluwwayni; fuluwwayni | الْفِلْوَيْنِ; الْفَلُوَّيْنِ; الْفُلُوَّيْنِ al-filwayni; al-faluwwayni; al-fuluwwayni | فِلْوَيْ; فَلُوَّيْ; فُلُوَّيْ filway; faluwway; fuluwway |
| Genitive | فِلْوَيْنِ; فَلُوَّيْنِ; فُلُوَّيْنِ filwayni; faluwwayni; fuluwwayni | الْفِلْوَيْنِ; الْفَلُوَّيْنِ; الْفُلُوَّيْنِ al-filwayni; al-faluwwayni; al-fuluwwayni | فِلْوَيْ; فَلُوَّيْ; فُلُوَّيْ filway; faluwway; fuluwway |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural invariable | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَفْلَاء; فَلَاوَى; فِلَاء ʾaflāʾ; falāwā; filāʾ | الْأَفْلَاء; الْفَلَاوَى; الْفِلَاء al-ʾaflāʾ; al-falāwā; al-filāʾ | أَفْلَاء; فَلَاوَى; فِلَاء ʾaflāʾ; falāwā; filāʾ |
| Nominative | أَفْلَاءٌ; فَلَاوَى; فِلَاءٌ ʾaflāʾun; falāwā; filāʾun | الْأَفْلَاءُ; الْفَلَاوَى; الْفِلَاءُ al-ʾaflāʾu; al-falāwā; al-filāʾu | أَفْلَاءُ; فَلَاوَى; فِلَاءُ ʾaflāʾu; falāwā; filāʾu |
| Accusative | أَفْلَاءً; فَلَاوَى; فِلَاءً ʾaflāʾan; falāwā; filāʾan | الْأَفْلَاءَ; الْفَلَاوَى; الْفِلَاءَ al-ʾaflāʾa; al-falāwā; al-filāʾa | أَفْلَاءَ; فَلَاوَى; فِلَاءَ ʾaflāʾa; falāwā; filāʾa |
| Genitive | أَفْلَاءٍ; فَلَاوَى; فِلَاءٍ ʾaflāʾin; falāwā; filāʾin | الْأَفْلَاءِ; الْفَلَاوَى; الْفِلَاءِ al-ʾaflāʾi; al-falāwā; al-filāʾi | أَفْلَاءِ; فَلَاوَى; فِلَاءِ ʾaflāʾi; falāwā; filāʾi |
Noun
فَلْو • (falw) m
- verbal noun of فَلَا (falā) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun فَلْو (falw)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَلْو falw | الْفَلْو al-falw | فَلْو falw |
| Nominative | فَلْوٌ falwun | الْفَلْوُ al-falwu | فَلْوُ falwu |
| Accusative | فَلْوًا falwan | الْفَلْوَ al-falwa | فَلْوَ falwa |
| Genitive | فَلْوٍ falwin | الْفَلْوِ al-falwi | فَلْوِ falwi |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “فلو”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2445
- Freytag, Georg (1835), “فلو”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 373
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “فلو”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 981