فلان

العربية

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فلان

/fu.laːn/
/flɑn/ Kuwait, Persian Gulf

Where it comes from

Compare Classical Syriac ܦܠܢ (plān) and Hebrew פְּלוֹנִי (pəlônî).

noun فُلَان · fulān · فُلَانَة · -

A placeholder name for a person, used when a name is not known; a generic name; so-and-so يَـٰوَيۡلَتَىٰ لَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أَتَّخِذۡ فُلَانًا خَلِيلࣰا

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John Doe any unknown or anonymous male person
so-and-so placeholder name

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {فلان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}