فلاح falāḥ A (from فلح Heb. and Chald. To cut, to plough, to blossom as a flower: Cant. 4, 3. to prosper) s. f. Prosperity, happiness, safety, refuge.

فلاخن falāḵẖun P s. f. A sling.

فلاسفه falāsifa A s. plur. (of فيلسوف) Philosophers.

فلاطون falāt̤ūn A. n. prop. Plato: see افلاطون.

فلاکت falākat A. (in Pers. and Hind. from فلک) s. f. A misfortune, adversity.

فلاکتي falākat-ī A. adj. Unfortunate.

فليته falīta A. (corrupt. from فتيله) s. m. 1. Match, torch, wick, fusee. 2. A wick com- posed of paper inscribed with mystick words, by inhaling the smoke of which demons are said to be expelled from those possessed. 3. A cord of twisted thread sewed between the two folds of the hem of a garment to strengthen it. فليته دار falīta-dār, 1. A matchlock. 2. Any thing that has a match or wick. 3. Cloth hemmed with a cord (فليته falīta, q. v.).