بهلوان

See also: پهلوان

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian پهلوان (pahlavân, “hero, champion; athletic man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bah.la.waːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

بَهْلَوَان • (bahlawān) m (plural بَهْلَوَانَات (bahlawānāt) or بَهَالِين (bahālīn))

1. acrobat
2. (figurative) someone who tries to appear competent, but does not have the ability (or power) to be effective; a masquerader, phony, puppet

Declension

Declension of noun بَهْلَوَان (bahlawān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَهْلَوَان bahlawān	الْبَهْلَوَان al-bahlawān	بَهْلَوَان bahlawān
Nominative	بَهْلَوَانٌ bahlawānun	الْبَهْلَوَانُ al-bahlawānu	بَهْلَوَانُ bahlawānu
Accusative	بَهْلَوَانًا bahlawānan	الْبَهْلَوَانَ al-bahlawāna	بَهْلَوَانَ bahlawāna
Genitive	بَهْلَوَانٍ bahlawānin	الْبَهْلَوَانِ al-bahlawāni	بَهْلَوَانِ bahlawāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَهْلَوَانَيْن bahlawānayn	الْبَهْلَوَانَيْن al-bahlawānayn	بَهْلَوَانَيْ bahlawānay
Nominative	بَهْلَوَانَانِ bahlawānāni	الْبَهْلَوَانَانِ al-bahlawānāni	بَهْلَوَانَا bahlawānā
Accusative	بَهْلَوَانَيْنِ bahlawānayni	الْبَهْلَوَانَيْنِ al-bahlawānayni	بَهْلَوَانَيْ bahlawānay
Genitive	بَهْلَوَانَيْنِ bahlawānayni	الْبَهْلَوَانَيْنِ al-bahlawānayni	بَهْلَوَانَيْ bahlawānay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَهْلَوَانَات‎; بَهَالِين bahlawānāt‎; bahālīn	الْبَهْلَوَانَات‎; الْبَهَالِين al-bahlawānāt‎; al-bahālīn	بَهْلَوَانَات‎; بَهَالِين bahlawānāt‎; bahālīn
Nominative	بَهْلَوَانَاتٌ‎; بَهَالِينُ bahlawānātun‎; bahālīnu	الْبَهْلَوَانَاتُ‎; الْبَهَالِينُ al-bahlawānātu‎; al-bahālīnu	بَهْلَوَانَاتُ‎; بَهَالِينُ bahlawānātu‎; bahālīnu
Accusative	بَهْلَوَانَاتٍ‎; بَهَالِينَ bahlawānātin‎; bahālīna	الْبَهْلَوَانَاتِ‎; الْبَهَالِينَ al-bahlawānāti‎; al-bahālīna	بَهْلَوَانَاتِ‎; بَهَالِينَ bahlawānāti‎; bahālīna
Genitive	بَهْلَوَانَاتٍ‎; بَهَالِينَ bahlawānātin‎; bahālīna	الْبَهْلَوَانَاتِ‎; الْبَهَالِينِ al-bahlawānāti‎; al-bahālīni	بَهْلَوَانَاتِ‎; بَهَالِينِ bahlawānāti‎; bahālīni

Derived terms

• بَهْلَوانِيّة (bahlawāniyya)