فلين
Arabic
Etymology
Not فِلّ (fill, “cork”) + ـِين (-īn, chemical suffix) but, for the age of the word, Ancient Greek φέλλινος (phéllinos, “of cork”).
Noun
فِلِّين or فَلِّين • (fillīn or fallīn) m
- cork, the bast of the cork oak
Declension
Declension of noun فِلِّين (fillīn); فَلِّين (fallīn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فِلِّين; فَلِّين fillīn; fallīn | الْفِلِّين; الْفَلِّين al-fillīn; al-fallīn | فِلِّين; فَلِّين fillīn; fallīn |
| Nominative | فِلِّينٌ; فَلِّينٌ fillīnun; fallīnun | الْفِلِّينُ; الْفَلِّينُ al-fillīnu; al-fallīnu | فِلِّينُ; فَلِّينُ fillīnu; fallīnu |
| Accusative | فِلِّينًا; فَلِّينًا fillīnan; fallīnan | الْفِلِّينَ; الْفَلِّينَ al-fillīna; al-fallīna | فِلِّينَ; فَلِّينَ fillīna; fallīna |
| Genitive | فِلِّينٍ; فَلِّينٍ fillīnin; fallīnin | الْفِلِّينِ; الْفَلِّينِ al-fillīni; al-fallīni | فِلِّينِ; فَلِّينِ fillīni; fallīni |
Derived terms
- فِلِّينِيّ (fillīniyy)
- فِلِّينَة (fillīna)
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “فلين”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 281b
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “فلين”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 982