fals

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noun

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

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OriginArabic فَلْس ← Aramaic פילס / ܦܠܣ / פולסא / ܦܘܠܣܐ ← Ancient Greek φόλλις →
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Meanings

fals1

nounfals (plural fulus)

plural fulus · alternative fils

  1. Middle AgeshobbiesMedieval copper coin first produced by the Umayyad caliphate beginning in the late 7th century.

FALs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of FAL

fALS3

nounfALS (plural fALS or fALSes)

plural fALSes

  1. abbreviationmedicineAbbreviation of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Synonyms: FALS

FALS4

nounFALS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationalternativeuncountablemedicineAlternative form of fALS; Abbreviation of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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Origin

  1. Latinfollis
  2. Ancient Greekφόλλις
  3. Aramaicפילס / ܦܠܣ / פולסא / ܦܘܠܣܐ
  4. Arabicفَلْس
  5. Englishfals

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.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fals,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fals.

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