تفليس

Arabic

Root
ف ل س (f l s)
1 term

Etymology 1

Verbal noun of فَلَّسَ (fallasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taf.liːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

تَفْلِيس • (taflīs) m

1. verbal noun of فَلَّسَ (fallasa) (form II)
2. bankruptcy

Declension

Declension of noun تَفْلِيس (taflīs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَفْلِيس taflīs	التَّفْلِيس at-taflīs	تَفْلِيس taflīs
Nominative	تَفْلِيسٌ taflīsun	التَّفْلِيسُ at-taflīsu	تَفْلِيسُ taflīsu
Accusative	تَفْلِيسًا taflīsan	التَّفْلِيسَ at-taflīsa	تَفْلِيسَ taflīsa
Genitive	تَفْلِيسٍ taflīsin	التَّفْلِيسِ at-taflīsi	تَفْلِيسِ taflīsi

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tif.liːs/

Proper noun

تِفْلِيس • (tiflīs) f

1. Tbilisi (the capital city of Georgia)

   Synonym: تِبِلِيسِي (tibilīsī)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian تفلیس (Teflis)

Proper noun

تفليس • (Tiflis)

1. Tbilisi (the capital of Georgia)

Descendants

• English: Tiflis
• Turkish: Tiflis

References

• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Tiflis”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 753