فلان

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fu.laːn/
    • (Kuwait, Persian Gulf) IPA(key): /flɑn/

Noun

فُلَان • (fulān) m (feminine فُلَانَة‎ (fulāna))

  1. A placeholder name for a person, used when a name is not known; a generic name; so-and-so

Declension
Declension of noun فُلَان (fulān)
Singular basic singular triptote
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

Descendants

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)

  1. so-and-so
    ‏فلان و بهمان‎ ― folân-o-bahmân ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. such-and-such

Synonyms
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