فلين
Arabic
Etymology
Not فِلّ (fill, “cork”) + ـِين (-īn, chemical suffix) but, for the age of the word, Ancient Greek φέλλινος (phéllinos, “of cork”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
فِلِّين or فَلِّين • (fillīn or fallīn) m
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فِلِّين; فَلِّين fillīn; fallīn |
الْفِلِّين; الْفَلِّين al-fillīn; al-fallīn |
فِلِّين; فَلِّين fillīn; fallīn |
| nominative | فِلِّينٌ; فَلِّينٌ fillīnun; fallīnun |
الْفِلِّينُ; الْفَلِّينُ al-fillīnu; al-fallīnu |
فِلِّينُ; فَلِّينُ fillīnu; fallīnu |
| accusative | فِلِّينًا; فَلِّينًا fillīnan; fallīnan |
الْفِلِّينَ; الْفَلِّينَ al-fillīna; al-fallīna |
فِلِّينَ; فَلِّينَ fillīna; fallīna |
| genitive | فِلِّينٍ; فَلِّينٍ fillīnin; fallīnin |
الْفِلِّينِ; الْفَلِّينِ al-fillīni; al-fallīni |
فِلِّينِ; فَلِّينِ fillīni; fallīni |
Derived terms
- فِلِّينِيّ (fillīniyy)
- فِلِّينَة (fillīna)
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “فلين”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 281b
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “فلين”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 982