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فلس
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaمُفْلِسٌ ذ act. part. n. of 4 [q. v.]: pl., (Msb,) or quasi-pl. n., (A,) ↓ مَفَالِيسُ; (A, Msb;) like as مفَاطِيرُ is of مُفْطِرٌ, [and مَيَاسِيرُ of مُوسِرٌ;] or pl. of ↓ مِفْلَاسٌ [which signifies the same as مَفْلِسٌ but in an intensive degree]. (A, TA.) [The dim. is ↓ مُفَيْلِسٌ.] You say, فُلَانٌ مُفَيْلِسٌ مَا نَهُ اـِلَّا أُفَيْلِسٌ [ Such a one is nearly a bankrupt, or nearly destitute; he has nothing but a few small copper coins ]. (A, TA.) ― -b2- See also فَلَسٌ.
Derived headwords
مُفْلِسٌ
- 1.
فُلَانٌ مُفَيْلِسٌ مَا نَهُ اـِلَّا