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Where does “فلان” come from?

فلان (Persian) comes from Arabic فُلَان — so-and-so.

فلان (Persian): so-and-so; such-and-such

Definitions

  1. so-and-so; such-and-such

Ancestry of “فلان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفُلَانso-and-so
Every word from Arabic فُلَان →