فُلَانٌ

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فُلَانٌ is a substitute for the proper name of a human being, i. e. of a male; and in like manner فُلَانَةُ , for that of a female; each without ال; [the former may be rendered Such a one, or Such a man; and the latter, Such a woman:] and الفُلَانُ and for other than a human being, i. e. for a [particular] camel, or for a [particular] beast, as in the saying, رَكِبْتُ الفُلَانَ [I rode such a beast, i. e. such a male beast], and حَلَبْتُ [I milked such a beast]: فُلَانٌ has no dual nor pl.: [but] sometimes one says to a single person, mase., يَا فُلُ; and to two, يَا فُلَانِ; and to a pl. number, يَافُلُونَ: and in the fem., يَا فُلَةُ; &c.; (K: [see more in art. فل:]) accord. to Kh, فُلَانٌ is of the measure فُعَالٌ; and its dim. is : or, as some say, it is of the measure فُلَانٌ, [originally فُلْوَانٌ,] with و rejected, therefore its dim. is فُلَيَّانٌ [originally فُلَيْوَانٌ]; like as إنْسَانٌ is [said by some to be] إنْسِيَانٌ, of which the ى is rejected. and therefore its dim. is أُنيْسِيَانٌ.

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