Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fals

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
fals
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Medieval copper coin first produced by the Umayyad caliphate beginning in the late 7th century.

noun

plural of FAL

noun

Abbreviation of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

noun

Alternative form of fALS; Abbreviation of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Arabic فَلْس (fals), from Aramaic פילס / ܦܠܣ / פולסא / ܦܘܠܣܐ (/⁠fuləsā, filas⁠/), from Ancient Greek φόλλις (phóllis), from Latin follis. Doublet of follis and fool.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: فَلْس, פילס / ܦܠܣ / פולסא / ܦܘܠܣܐ, φόλλις, follis

Usage

Inflected Forms

fulus (plural) fils (alternative) fALSes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sALS

Synonyms

FALS

Questions

What does fals mean?
Medieval copper coin first produced by the Umayyad caliphate beginning in the late 7th century.
Where does fals come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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