fils
1
[ fils ]
/ fɪls /
noun, plural fils.
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
a bronze coin of the United Arab Emirates, the 100th part of a dirham.
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Yemen Arab Republic, the 100th part of a riyal.
Also
fil.
Origin of fils
1
1885–90; < Arabic, probably < Greek
phóllis a kind of coin
Words nearby fils
filopressure,
filose,
filoselle,
filosus,
filovirus,
fils,
filt.,
filter,
filter bed,
filter bubble,
filter cake
Definition for fils (2 of 3)
fils
2
[ fees ]
/ fis /
noun, plural fils. French.
son: sometimes used after a name with the meaning of Jr., as in Dumas fils.
Compare
père.
Definition for fils (3 of 3)
Example sentences from the Web for fils
British Dictionary definitions for fils (1 of 2)
fils
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/ French (fis) /
an addition to a French surname to specify the son rather than the father of the same name
a book by Dumas fils Compare père
Word Origin for fils
French: son
British Dictionary definitions for fils (2 of 2)
fils
2
fil (fɪl)
/ (fɪls) /
noun plural fils
- a fractional monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait, worth one thousandth of a dinar
- a fractional monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, worth one hundredth of a dirham
- a fractional monetary unit of Yemen, worth one hundredth of a riyal
Word Origin for fils
from Arabic