פלני

Hebrew

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to Arabic فُلَان (fulān), Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܦܠܢ (plān), and (via Arabic) Spanish Fulano. Possibly from the root פ־ל־ה (p-l-h), forming words relating to distinctiveness.

Pronunciation

Noun

פלוני / פְּלֹנִי • (plóni) m

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

See also

  • פלני אלמני (ploni almoni)

References

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