 The word <unk> ( Arabic : <unk> ) is the plural of <unk> ( <unk> ) , meaning " pepper " . The word itself spread and is used in other languages such as Persian <unk> ( <unk> ) , from the Sanskrit word <unk> ( <unk> ् <unk> ) , meaning " long pepper " ; or an earlier * <unk> , from Aramaic <unk> , " small round thing , peppercorn , " derived from <unk> , " to be round , roll " . Thus in origin , falafel would be " rollers , little balls . " 
