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))

  1. acrobat
  2. (figurative) someone who tries to appear competent, but does not have the ability (or power) to be effective; a masquerader, phony, puppet

Declension

Derived terms

  • بَهْلَوانِيّة (bahlawāniyya)
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