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فلان

[fuˈlaːn]

noun

LanguageHijazi Arabic (Saudi Arabia)

Meaning
  1. Joe Schmoe
  2. what's-his-name
  3. so-and-so
  4. A word used to refer to a person whose name is unknown or being withheld.
Examples

فُلان و زُعْطَان و عِلّان

Tom, Dick and Harry

Pronunciationfuˈlaːn

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUsed similarly to 'so-and-so' or when referring to a generic person.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.