فلم

See also: قلم

Arabic

Alternative forms

• فِيلْم (fīlm)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.

Proto-Germanic *felma-

Proto-Germanic *filmīn-

Old English filmen

Middle English filme

English filmbor.

French filmbor.

Arabic فلم

Borrowed from French film.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /film/

Noun

فِلْم • (film) m (plural أَفْلَام (ʔaflām))

1. film, motion picture

Declension

Declension of noun فِلْم (film)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فِلْم film	الْفِلْم al-film	فِلْم film
nominative	فِلْمٌ filmun	الْفِلْمُ al-filmu	فِلْمُ filmu
accusative	فِلْمًا filman	الْفِلْمَ al-filma	فِلْمَ filma
genitive	فِلْمٍ filmin	الْفِلْمِ al-filmi	فِلْمِ filmi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فِلْمَيْن filmayn	الْفِلْمَيْن al-filmayn	فِلْمَيْ filmay
nominative	فِلْمَانِ filmāni	الْفِلْمَانِ al-filmāni	فِلْمَا filmā
accusative	فِلْمَيْنِ filmayni	الْفِلْمَيْنِ al-filmayni	فِلْمَيْ filmay
genitive	فِلْمَيْنِ filmayni	الْفِلْمَيْنِ al-filmayni	فِلْمَيْ filmay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَفْلَام ʔaflām	الْأَفْلَام al-ʔaflām	أَفْلَام ʔaflām
nominative	أَفْلَامٌ ʔaflāmun	الْأَفْلَامُ al-ʔaflāmu	أَفْلَامُ ʔaflāmu
accusative	أَفْلَامًا ʔaflāman	الْأَفْلَامَ al-ʔaflāma	أَفْلَامَ ʔaflāma
genitive	أَفْلَامٍ ʔaflāmin	الْأَفْلَامِ al-ʔaflāmi	أَفْلَامِ ʔaflāmi

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.

Proto-Germanic *felma-

Proto-Germanic *filmīn-

Old English filmen

Middle English filme

English filmbor.

French filmbor.

Hijazi Arabic فلم

Borrowed from French film.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.lim/, /film/

Noun

فلم • (filim) m (construct state فِلْم (film), plural أفلام (ʔaflām))

1. film, motion picture

   Alternative form: (common spelling) فيلم

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from English film.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɪlm]

Noun

فِلمَ • (filma) f (Devanagari फ़िल्म)

1. film, motion picture

Declension

Declension of فِلمَ (fem a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	فِلمَ filma	فِلمُون, فِلمان1 filmū̃, filmā̃1
oblique	فِلمَ filma	فِلمُنِ, فِلمان1 filmuni, filmā̃1
vocative	فِلمَ filma	فِلمُون, فِلمان1 filmū̃, filmā̃1

¹Siroli.

Further reading

• Sindhi Language Authority (2026), “فلم”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[1]
• فلم on the Sindhi Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sd

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.

Proto-Germanic *felma-

Proto-Germanic *filmīn-

Old English filmen

Middle English filme

English filmbor.

French filmbor.

South Levantine Arabic فلم

Borrowed from French film.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /film/, [ˈfɪ.l(ɪ)m]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Noun

فلم • (film) m (plural أفلام (ʔaflām))

1. film, movie

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

From فِيلم (fīlm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfæl.lɘm]

Verb

فلم (fallem)

1. to lie, to yap, to tell a made up story

Conjugation

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Conjugation of فَلِّم (Group V2)

Infinitive: فَلِّم singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masculine feminine آنَا اِنتِ هُوَّ هِيَّ اَحنَا اِنتُومَا هُومَا Active voice past فَلِّمت (fallemt) فَلِّمت (fallemt) فَلِّم (fallem) فَلّمِت (fallmet) فَلِّمنا (fallemnə) فَلِّمتُوا (fallemtu) فَلّمُوا (fallmu) non-past نفَلِّم (nfallem) تفَلِّم (tfallem) يفَلِّم (yfallem) تفَلِّم (tfallem) نفَلّمُوا (nfallmu) تفَلّمُوا (tfallmu) يفَلّمُوا (yfallmu) imperative فَلِّم (fallem) فَلّمُوا (fallmu) masculine feminine common participles past present verbal noun تَفلِيم (taflīm) ​ singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masculine feminine آنَا اِنتِ هُوَّ هِيَّ اَحنَا اِنتُومَا هُومَا Passive voice past non-past imperative masculine feminine common participles past present verbal noun ​ singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masculine feminine آنَا اِنتِ هُوَّ هِيَّ اَحنَا اِنتُومَا هُومَا Causative voice past non-past imperative masculine feminine common participles past present verbal noun ​ singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masculine feminine آنَا اِنتِ هُوَّ هِيَّ اَحنَا اِنتُومَا هُومَا Passive Causative voice past non-past imperative masculine feminine common participles past present verbal noun

The infinitive form is identically the 3rd person singular masculine past form of the verb

Urdu

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.

Proto-Germanic *felma-

Proto-Germanic *filmīn-

Old English filmen

Middle English filme

English filmbor.

Urdu فلم

Borrowed from English film.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fɪlm/, /fɪ.ləm/
• Rhymes: -ɪlm, -əm

Noun

فِلْم or فِلَم • (film or filam) f (Hindi spelling फ़िल्म or फ़िलम)

1. film, movie

   Synonyms: سینما (senmā), مووی (mūvī), پکچر (pikcar), متحرک تصویر (mutaharrik tasvīr)

Declension

Declension of فلم

	singular	plural
direct	فِلْم (film)	فِلْمیں (filmẽ)
oblique	فِلْم (film)	فِلْموں (filmõ)
vocative	فِلْم (film)	فِلْمو (filmo)