Associations to the word «Fils»

Wiktionary

FILS, adjective. Used after a proper name that is common to a father and his son to indicate that the son is being referred to rather than the father.
FILS, noun. (rare) The son referred to in the manner of the adjective above.

Dictionary definition

FILS, noun. 100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial.
FILS, noun. A fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar.

Wise words

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