"flien" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /flɪːn/ Forms: flejjen [plural], fliena [feminine]
Etymology: From Arabic فُلَان (fulān). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|فُلَان}} Arabic فُلَان (fulān) Head templates: {{mt-noun|f=fliena|g=m|p=flejjen}} flien m (plural flejjen, feminine fliena)
  1. (usually in the definite) so-and-so, that bloke; a placeholder for a person whose name one cannot or does not want to mention, as in the phrase; "wieħed flien". Tags: definite, masculine, usually
    Sense id: en-flien-mt-noun-lOFv9qAx Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese pronouns, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Maltese pronouns: 57 43 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 1 2 3 2 15 10 28 3

Pronoun

IPA: /flɪːn/
Etymology: From Arabic فُلَان (fulān). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|فُلَان}} Arabic فُلَان (fulān) Head templates: {{mt-pronoun}} flien
  1. (with xi) somebody, anybody Synonyms: xi ħadd
    Sense id: en-flien-mt-pron-Q9lpQACW

Download JSON data for flien meaning in Maltese (2.2kB)

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