Where does “فلان” come from?

فلان (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic فلان — so-and-so.

فلان (Hijazi Arabic): Joe Schmoe, what's-his-name, so-and-so

Definitions

  1. Joe Schmoe, what's-his-name, so-and-so

Ancestry of “فلان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفلانso-and-so
Every word from Arabic فلان
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