فلز

Arabic

Etymology

Via Aramaic, which is in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic פְּלִיזָא (pəlizzā) and Classical Syriac ܦܠܸܙܵܐ (pəlezzā) and Palmyrene Aramaic 𐡱𐡫𐡦𐡠 (plzʾ) all meaning brass or bronze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.lizz/, /fi.lazz/

Noun

فِلِزّ or فِلَزّ • (filizz or filazz) m (plural فِلِزَّات (filizzāt) or فِلَزَّات (filazzāt))

1. (obsolete) bronze or messing
2. (obsolete) clinker of ores
3. metal

   Synonym: مَعْدِن (maʕdin)

   فِلِزّ ثَقِيل ― filizz ṯaqīl ― heavy metal

Declension

Declension of noun فِلِزّ (filizz)‎; فِلَزّ (filazz)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِلِزّ‎; فِلَزّ filizz‎; filazz	الْفِلِزّ‎; الْفِلَزّ al-filizz‎; al-filazz	فِلِزّ‎; فِلَزّ filizz‎; filazz
Nominative	فِلِزٌّ‎; فِلَزٌّ filizzun‎; filazzun	الْفِلِزُّ‎; الْفِلَزُّ al-filizzu‎; al-filazzu	فِلِزُّ‎; فِلَزُّ filizzu‎; filazzu
Accusative	فِلِزًّا‎; فِلَزًّا filizzan‎; filazzan	الْفِلِزَّ‎; الْفِلَزَّ al-filizza‎; al-filazza	فِلِزَّ‎; فِلَزَّ filizza‎; filazza
Genitive	فِلِزٍّ‎; فِلَزٍّ filizzin‎; filazzin	الْفِلِزِّ‎; الْفِلَزِّ al-filizzi‎; al-filazzi	فِلِزِّ‎; فِلَزِّ filizzi‎; filazzi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِلِزَّيْن‎; فِلَزَّيْن filizzayn‎; filazzayn	الْفِلِزَّيْن‎; الْفِلَزَّيْن al-filizzayn‎; al-filazzayn	فِلِزَّيْ‎; فِلَزَّيْ filizzay‎; filazzay
Nominative	فِلِزَّانِ‎; فِلَزَّانِ filizzāni‎; filazzāni	الْفِلِزَّانِ‎; الْفِلَزَّانِ al-filizzāni‎; al-filazzāni	فِلِزَّا‎; فِلَزَّا filizzā‎; filazzā
Accusative	فِلِزَّيْنِ‎; فِلَزَّيْنِ filizzayni‎; filazzayni	الْفِلِزَّيْنِ‎; الْفِلَزَّيْنِ al-filizzayni‎; al-filazzayni	فِلِزَّيْ‎; فِلَزَّيْ filizzay‎; filazzay
Genitive	فِلِزَّيْنِ‎; فِلَزَّيْنِ filizzayni‎; filazzayni	الْفِلِزَّيْنِ‎; الْفِلَزَّيْنِ al-filizzayni‎; al-filazzayni	فِلِزَّيْ‎; فِلَزَّيْ filizzay‎; filazzay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِلِزَّات‎; فِلَزَّات filizzāt‎; filazzāt	الْفِلِزَّات‎; الْفِلَزَّات al-filizzāt‎; al-filazzāt	فِلِزَّات‎; فِلَزَّات filizzāt‎; filazzāt
Nominative	فِلِزَّاتٌ‎; فِلَزَّاتٌ filizzātun‎; filazzātun	الْفِلِزَّاتُ‎; الْفِلَزَّاتُ al-filizzātu‎; al-filazzātu	فِلِزَّاتُ‎; فِلَزَّاتُ filizzātu‎; filazzātu
Accusative	فِلِزَّاتٍ‎; فِلَزَّاتٍ filizzātin‎; filazzātin	الْفِلِزَّاتِ‎; الْفِلَزَّاتِ al-filizzāti‎; al-filazzāti	فِلِزَّاتِ‎; فِلَزَّاتِ filizzāti‎; filazzāti
Genitive	فِلِزَّاتٍ‎; فِلَزَّاتٍ filizzātin‎; filazzātin	الْفِلِزَّاتِ‎; الْفِلَزَّاتِ al-filizzāti‎; al-filazzāti	فِلِزَّاتِ‎; فِلَزَّاتِ filizzāti‎; filazzāti

Derived terms

• فِلِزِّيّ (filizziyy, “metallic”)
• فِلِزٌّ قَلَوِيّ (filizzun qalawiyy, “alkaloid metal, base”)

Descendants

• → Persian: فلز (felez)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فلز”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2439–2440

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِلِزّ (filizz).

Pronunciation

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɪ.lɪz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fe.lez]

Readings
Dari reading?	filiz
Iranian reading?	felez

Noun

فِلِز • (felez)

1. metal

Related terms

• فِلِزی (felezi)

References

• Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “plync”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 275