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

  1. 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

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
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