فلة

See also: قلة and قله

Arabic

Root
ف ل ل (f-l-l)

Noun

فَلَّة • (falla) f

1. instance noun of فَلَّ (falla, “to notch”)

Declension

Declension of noun فَلَّة (falla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَّة falla	الْفَلَّة al-falla	فَلَّة fallat
Nominative	فَلَّةٌ fallatun	الْفَلَّةُ al-fallatu	فَلَّةُ fallatu
Accusative	فَلَّةً fallatan	الْفَلَّةَ al-fallata	فَلَّةَ fallata
Genitive	فَلَّةٍ fallatin	الْفَلَّةِ al-fallati	فَلَّةِ fallati

Noun

فِلَّة • (filla) f (plural فِلَل (filal))

1. nick, gash, breach

Declension

Declension of noun فِلَّة (filla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِلَّة filla	الْفِلَّة al-filla	فِلَّة fillat
Nominative	فِلَّةٌ fillatun	الْفِلَّةُ al-fillatu	فِلَّةُ fillatu
Accusative	فِلَّةً fillatan	الْفِلَّةَ al-fillata	فِلَّةَ fillata
Genitive	فِلَّةٍ fillatin	الْفِلَّةِ al-fillati	فِلَّةِ fillati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِلَّتَيْن fillatayn	الْفِلَّتَيْن al-fillatayn	فِلَّتَيْ fillatay
Nominative	فِلَّتَانِ fillatāni	الْفِلَّتَانِ al-fillatāni	فِلَّتَا fillatā
Accusative	فِلَّتَيْنِ fillatayni	الْفِلَّتَيْنِ al-fillatayni	فِلَّتَيْ fillatay
Genitive	فِلَّتَيْنِ fillatayni	الْفِلَّتَيْنِ al-fillatayni	فِلَّتَيْ fillatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِلَل filal	الْفِلَل al-filal	فِلَل filal
Nominative	فِلَلٌ filalun	الْفِلَلُ al-filalu	فِلَلُ filalu
Accusative	فِلَلًا filalan	الْفِلَلَ al-filala	فِلَلَ filala
Genitive	فِلَلٍ filalin	الْفِلَلِ al-filali	فِلَلِ filali

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

فُلَّة

From Arabic فُلّ (full).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ful.la/

Noun

فُلَّة • (fulla) f (plural فُلّ (full))

1. Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac).

Etymology 2

فِلَّة

From Italian villa, from Latin villa (“country house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fil.la/, /vil.la/

Noun

فِلَّة • (filla or villa) f (construct state فِلَّةْ (fillat, villat), dual فلتين (fillatēn, villatēn), plural فِلَل (filal, vilal))

1. A medium sized, often semi-detached house.

   Alternative form: فيلا (fīlla, vīlla)

   فِلَّة حَسَن حِلْوَة

   fillat/villat ḥasan ḥilwa

   Hasan's villa is pretty

Etymology 3

Potentially a back-formation from the root ف ل ت (f-l-t) meaning "to escape or be free", "to be brisk or lively", "to happen suddenly", "to be a libertine", "to be unexpected or to come out of nowhere"; hence a trend or fad, that which is currently in vogue. The word can also imply things of amusement and freedom from social constructs; hence a connection back "to being libertine".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fal.la/

Adjective

فَلَّة • (falla)

1. cool
2. trendy
3. enjoyable, amusing
4. relaxed, liberal; unconventional or nontraditional