فَلَاةٌ
Root: فلو
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فَلَاةٌ
A [desert such as is termed] قَفْر; so called for a reason mentioned above, in the first paragraph, q. v.; or [such as is called] مَفَازَة; in which is no water; or, in the fewer cases, in which there is an interval of two days with a portion of the day preceding them and of the day following them between the waterings of camels and of one day between the waterings of asses and of sheep or goats (لِلْإِبِلِ رِبْعٌ وَلِلْحَمِيرِ
وَالغَنَمِ غَبٌّ): or a land in which is no water: or a wide [desert such as is termed
صَحْرَآء: pl. فَلَوَاتٌ, a pl. of pauc., and
فَلًا , [or rather this is a coll. gen. n. of which فَلَاةٌ is the n. un.,] and فُلِىٌّ, or this is pl. of فَلًا, and [so are] فِلِىٌّ and فُلُوٌّ [which is the original of فُلِىٌّ and فِلِىٌّ], أَفْلَآءٌ is [likewise] pl. of فَلًا.
2 [أَخُو الفَلَاةِ A man of the desert: or one who travels in the desert or deserts.]
3 And اِبْنُ الفَلَاةِ The حِرْبَآء [or male chameleon]. (T in art. بنى.)
2 [أَخُو الفَلَاةِ A man of the desert: or one who travels in the desert or deserts.]
3 And اِبْنُ الفَلَاةِ The حِرْبَآء [or male chameleon]. (T in art. بنى.)
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