بهلوان
See also: پهلوان
Arabic
Etymology
From Persian پهلوان (pahlavân, “hero, champion; athletic man”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bah.la.waːn/
- Rhymes: -aːn
Noun
بَهْلَوَان • (bahlawān) m (plural بَهْلَوَانَات (bahlawānāt) or بَهَالِين (bahālīn))
- acrobat
- (figurative) someone who tries to appear competent, but does not have the ability (or power) to be effective; a masquerader, phony, puppet
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَهْلَوَان bahlawān |
الْبَهْلَوَان al-bahlawān |
بَهْلَوَان bahlawān |
| nominative | بَهْلَوَانٌ bahlawānun |
الْبَهْلَوَانُ al-bahlawānu |
بَهْلَوَانُ bahlawānu |
| accusative | بَهْلَوَانًا bahlawānan |
الْبَهْلَوَانَ al-bahlawāna |
بَهْلَوَانَ bahlawāna |
| genitive | بَهْلَوَانٍ bahlawānin |
الْبَهْلَوَانِ al-bahlawāni |
بَهْلَوَانِ bahlawāni |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | بَهْلَوَانَيْن bahlawānayn |
الْبَهْلَوَانَيْن al-bahlawānayn |
بَهْلَوَانَيْ bahlawānay |
| nominative | بَهْلَوَانَانِ bahlawānāni |
الْبَهْلَوَانَانِ al-bahlawānāni |
بَهْلَوَانَا bahlawānā |
| accusative | بَهْلَوَانَيْنِ bahlawānayni |
الْبَهْلَوَانَيْنِ al-bahlawānayni |
بَهْلَوَانَيْ bahlawānay |
| genitive | بَهْلَوَانَيْنِ bahlawānayni |
الْبَهْلَوَانَيْنِ al-bahlawānayni |
بَهْلَوَانَيْ bahlawānay |
| plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَهْلَوَانَات; بَهَالِين bahlawānāt; bahālīn |
الْبَهْلَوَانَات; الْبَهَالِين al-bahlawānāt; al-bahālīn |
بَهْلَوَانَات; بَهَالِين bahlawānāt; bahālīn |
| nominative | بَهْلَوَانَاتٌ; بَهَالِينُ bahlawānātun; bahālīnu |
الْبَهْلَوَانَاتُ; الْبَهَالِينُ al-bahlawānātu; al-bahālīnu |
بَهْلَوَانَاتُ; بَهَالِينُ bahlawānātu; bahālīnu |
| accusative | بَهْلَوَانَاتٍ; بَهَالِينَ bahlawānātin; bahālīna |
الْبَهْلَوَانَاتِ; الْبَهَالِينَ al-bahlawānāti; al-bahālīna |
بَهْلَوَانَاتِ; بَهَالِينَ bahlawānāti; bahālīna |
| genitive | بَهْلَوَانَاتٍ; بَهَالِينَ bahlawānātin; bahālīna |
الْبَهْلَوَانَاتِ; الْبَهَالِينِ al-bahlawānāti; al-bahālīni |
بَهْلَوَانَاتِ; بَهَالِينِ bahlawānāti; bahālīni |
Derived terms
- بَهْلَوانِيّة (bahlawāniyya)