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PCS
*pulān- - so and so
(Kogan 2015: 196)
for a possible connection with
*ply
‘to separate, to distinguish’ v. BDB 811
Words
Hebrew
pəlōnī
- so and so, someone known
(HALOT 934)
Always in the combination pəlōnī ˀalmōnī
Syriac
plān
- so and so, such and such
(LSyr. 1575, SL 1201)
Arabic
fulān-
- such a one, such a man, such a woman
(Lane 2444)
Tigre
fəllan
- such a one, such a man, such a woman
(WTS 652)
a borrowing from Arabic
Mehri
fəlān, fəlāni
- such a one, such a man, such a woman
(ML 94)
a borrowing from Arabic
Jibbali
fláni
- such a one, such a man, such a woman
(JL 57)
a borrowing from Arabic