فُلْك
fulk
ship(s); Nūḥ’s Ark
Definition
- 1فُلْكfulkship(s)15
- 2فُلْكfulkNūḥ’s Ark8
Total uses in the Qur’an: 23
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
الْفُلْك
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلْفُلْكَ
And He has subjected the ships for you.
14:32draft glosses: 3 of 3
Sense 2
الْفُلْكِ
فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ
... so We saved him and those with him in the Ark.
10:73draft glosses: 5 of 5
Notes
ⓘBoth فَلَك falak 'orbit' and فُلْك fulk 'ship' come from the root f-l-k ف ل ك in the sense that a planet floats in its orbit like a ship floats in the ocean.
ⓘMeaning, for your service.
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed