تفلس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the place name Tiflis (Tbilisi), its etymology, and geographical location. It explores different pronunciations and their linguistic origins, distinguishing between a Georgian origin and an Arabic derivation.

Derived headwords

تَفْلِيسname

1.
Tiflis (Tbilisi)both
The capital city of Georgia, historically known as Tiflis. The entry discusses its pronunciation and origin.

فَلَسَverb

1.
to go bankruptmodern
To become unable to pay one's debts; to become bankrupt.
2.
to be in needclassical
To be in a state of poverty or need.

فَلْسnoun

1.
dirhamclassical
A unit of currency, specifically a silver coin, often translated as a dirham.
2.
small coinclassical
A small denomination of currency or a coin of little value.

فُلُوسnoun

1.
moneymodern
A general term for currency or money, often used in the plural.
2.
coinsclassical
Plural of 'fils', referring to coins.

مُفْلِسadjective

1.
bankruptmodern
Someone who is bankrupt or has lost all their money.
2.
needyclassical
Someone who is poor or in a state of need.

Parallel reading

تفليس، بالفتح، والعامة تكسر الأول: قصبة كرجستان

Tiflis, with a fatha, and the common people break the first (letter): the capital of Georgia.

أورده الصاغاني في فلس فقال: وبعضهم يكسر تاءها، فيكون على وزن فعليل، ويجعل التاء أصلية، لأن الكلمة جرجية وإن وافقن أوزان العربية

Al-Sagani mentioned it under (the root) 'fals' and said: And some of them break the 'ta' of it, so it is on the pattern 'fa'lil', and they make the 'ta' original, because the word is Georgian, even if it conforms to Arabic patterns.

ومن فتح التاء جعل الكلمة عربية، وتكون عنده على وزن تفعيل

And whoever opens the 'ta' makes the word Arabic, and it is, in his opinion, on the pattern 'taf'il'.

عليه سوران

It has two walls.

وحماماتها تنبع ماء حارا بغير نار، لأن منابعها على معادن كبريت، كما قيل

And its baths emit hot water without fire, because their sources are on sulfurous minerals, as it is said.

وهو في حدود أرض فارس

And it is within the borders of the land of Persia.

وأعاده المصنف ثانيا في فلس وقال هناك: وقد تكسر، وقد قلد فيه الصاغاني من غير تنبيه عليه، فتأمل

And the author repeated it a second time under (the root) 'fals' and said there: And it may be broken (i.e., the first letter), and Al-Sagani followed this without drawing attention to it, so ponder.