فلان
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Compare Classical Syriac ܦܠܢ (plān) and Hebrew פְּלוֹנִי (pəlônî).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
فُلَان • (fulān) m (feminine فُلَانَة (fulāna))
- A placeholder name for a person, used when a name is not known; a generic name; so-and-so
Declension edit
Declension of noun فُلَان (fulān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فُلَان fulān |
— | — |
| Nominative | فُلَانٌ fulānun |
— | — |
| Accusative | فُلَانًا fulānan |
— | — |
| Genitive | فُلَانٍ fulānin |
— | — |
Derived terms edit
- فُلَانَة (fulāna)
- فُلَانِيّ (fulāniyy)
- فُلانٌ وَفُلان (fulānun wafulān) (Twelver Shiism; idiomatic)
Descendants edit
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
فلان • (fulān) m (feminine فلانة (fulāna))
- Joe Schmoe, what's-his-name, so-and-so
- فُلان و زُعْطَان و عِلّان
- fulān u zuʕṭān u ʕillān
- Tom, Dick and Harry
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic فُلَان (fulān).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [fu.ˈlɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fo.lɒ́ːn], [fe.lɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fu.lɔ́n], [fä.lɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | fulān |
| Iranian reading? | folân, felân |
| Tajik reading? | fulon, falon |
Noun edit
| Dari | فلان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | фалон, фулон |
فلان • (folân)
- so-and-so, such-and-such; a generic placeholder name, used when one does not wish to specify a name.
- Synonym: فلانی (folâni)
- فلان و بهمان ― folân o bahmân ― so and so, one thing or another
- دیروز فلان را دیدم.
- diruz folân râ didam.
- Yesterday, I saw so and so.
Usage notes edit
- Often used in conjunction with the native placeholder name بهمان (bahmân), which does not occur without فلان (folân).
Adjective edit
فلان • (folân)
- so and so; such and such; used when one does not wish to specify.
- در فلان تاریخ ― dar folân târix ― at some point or another
Usage notes edit
- Always used before the noun.