فلس
العربية
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فلس¹
- /fils/
- /fuls/
- /fals/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Aramaic פּוּלְסָא (puləsā), borrowed from Ancient Greek φόλλις (phóllis), borrowed from Latin follis.
noun فِلْس · فُلْس · فَلْس · fils · fuls · fals
- a small-denomination coin, penny
- money
فلس²
- /fal.la.sa/
Where it comes from
Denominal verb from فِلْس (fils).
verb فَلَّسَ · fallasa · يُفَلِّسُ · تَفْلِيس · مُفَلِّس
- to bankrupt, to make broke, to ruin, to render out of pennies
- to cut the vines in straight line (because not every one who pruned the vines had the capacity to do so) الخطيب ابن حَجّاجٍ وقد اعتاد الكسّاحون عندنا ان يكون قطع القضبان من الكروم قطعا معتدلا بدون تحريف فيه ويسمونه المُفَلَّسْ وهو اغرب فى صناعتهم لانهم عندهم ليس كل الناس يقدر عليه
فلس³
- /fals/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φολίς (pholís).
noun فَلْس · fals · فُلُوس · الْفَلْس
- scale of a fish
In English
- scale keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals
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title = {فلس},
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