فلان

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܦܠܢ‎ (plān) and Hebrew פְּלוֹנִי‎ (pəlônî).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fu.laːn/

Noun

فُلَان • (fulān) m

so-and-so

Declension

Declension of noun فُلَان (fulān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُلَان fulān	الْفُلَان‎ al-fulān	فُلَان fulān
Nominative	فُلَانٌ fulānun	الْفُلَانُ‎ al-fulānu	فُلَانُ fulānu
Accusative	فُلَانًا‎ fulānan	الْفُلَانَ‎ al-fulāna	فُلَانَ fulāna
Genitive	فُلَانٍ fulānin	الْفُلَانِ‎ al-fulāni	فُلَانِ fulāni

Related terms

فُلَانَة‎ (fulāna)
فُلَانِيّ‎ (fulāniyy)

Descendants

Bashkir: фәлән (fälän)
Persian: فلان‎ (folân)
Andalusian Arabic: فُلَان‎
- Spanish: Fulano, fulano
  - Old Portuguese: Foão
    - Portuguese: Fulano, fulano

Persian

Alternative forms

فلانی‎ (folâni)

Etymology

From Arabic فُلَان‎ (fulān).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [foˈlɒn], [feˈlɒn]

Noun

Dari Persian	فلان‎
Iranian Persian	فلان‎
Tajiki Persian	фалон, фулон (falon, fulon)

فلان • (folân)

so-and-so
فلان و بهمان folân-o-bahmân
such-and-such

Synonyms

بهمان‎ (bahmân)

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