- falaqa
- split, divide [Akk palaku (separate), palaqu (slay)]
Arabic etymological dictionary. 2013.
Arabic etymological dictionary. 2013.
Torture in Bahrain — In 2005, the United Nations Committee Against Torture reported in a judgement that there is no systematic torture in Bahrain since it had started the implementation of reforms in 2001. [http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/CAT.C.CR.34.BHR.En?… … Wikipedia
Foot whipping — Foot whipping, variously known as bastinado, falanga (phalanga), and falaka (falaqa), is a form of torture wherein the human feet are beaten with an object such as a cane or rod, a club, a piece of wood, or a whip. It is a form of punishment… … Wikipedia
falanga — noun a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels • Syn: ↑bastinado • Hypernyms: ↑torture, ↑torturing * * * fəˈläŋgə, aŋ noun ( s) Etymology: probably from New Gre … Useful english dictionary