فلاة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ل و‎ (f-l-w).

Noun

فَلَاة • (falāh) f (singulative, collective فَلًا‎ (falan), paucal فَلَوَات‎ (falawāt), plural أَفْلَاء‎ (ʾaflāʾ))

waterless desert

Declension

Declension of noun فَلَاة (falāh)

Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَاة falāt	الْفَلَاة‎ al-falāt	فَلَاة falāt
Nominative	فَلَاةٌ falātun	الْفَلَاةُ‎ al-falātu	فَلَاةُ falātu
Accusative	فَلَاةً falātan	الْفَلَاةَ‎ al-falāta	فَلَاةَ falāta
Genitive	فَلَاةٍ falātin	الْفَلَاةِ‎ al-falāti	فَلَاةِ falāti
Collective	collective in ـًا (-an)
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَا‎ falā	الْفَلَا‎ al-falā	فَلَا‎ falā
Nominative	فَلًا‎ falan	الْفَلَا‎ al-falā	فَلَا‎ falā
Accusative	فَلًا‎ falan	الْفَلَا‎ al-falā	فَلَا‎ falā
Genitive	فَلًا‎ falan	الْفَلَا‎ al-falā	فَلَا‎ falā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَاتَيْن‎ falātayn	الْفَلَاتَيْن‎ al-falātayn	فَلَاتَيْ‎ falātay
Nominative	فَلَاتَانِ‎ falātāni	الْفَلَاتَانِ‎ al-falātāni	فَلَاتَا‎ falātā
Accusative	فَلَاتَيْنِ‎ falātayni	الْفَلَاتَيْنِ‎ al-falātayni	فَلَاتَيْ‎ falātay
Genitive	فَلَاتَيْنِ‎ falātayni	الْفَلَاتَيْنِ‎ al-falātayni	فَلَاتَيْ‎ falātay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَوَات‎ falawāt	الْفَلَوَات‎ al-falawāt	فَلَوَات‎ falawāt
Nominative	فَلَوَاتٌ‎ falawātun	الْفَلَوَاتُ‎ al-falawātu	فَلَوَاتُ‎ falawātu
Accusative	فَلَوَاتٍ‎ falawātin	الْفَلَوَاتِ‎ al-falawāti	فَلَوَاتِ‎ falawāti
Genitive	فَلَوَاتٍ‎ falawātin	الْفَلَوَاتِ‎ al-falawāti	فَلَوَاتِ‎ falawāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
Plural of variety	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَفْلَاء‎ ʾaflāʾ	الْأَفْلَاء‎ al-ʾaflāʾ	أَفْلَاء‎ ʾaflāʾ
Nominative	أَفْلَاءٌ‎ ʾaflāʾun	الْأَفْلَاءُ‎ al-ʾaflāʾu	أَفْلَاءُ‎ ʾaflāʾu
Accusative	أَفْلَاءً‎ ʾaflāʾan	الْأَفْلَاءَ‎ al-ʾaflāʾa	أَفْلَاءَ‎ ʾaflāʾa
Genitive	أَفْلَاءٍ‎ ʾaflāʾin	الْأَفْلَاءِ‎ al-ʾaflāʾi	أَفْلَاءِ‎ ʾaflāʾi

Synonyms

بَيْدَاء‎ (baydāʾ), صَحْرَاء‎ (ṣaḥrāʾ), مَفَازَة‎ (mafāza)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “فلاة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2445
Freytag, Georg (1835), “فلاة”, 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), “فلاة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 981

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