fils

¹

[ fils ]

noun

, plural fils.

1. a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, one 100th of a dinar.
2. a bronze coin of the United Arab Emirates, one 100th of a dirham.
3. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Yemen Arab Republic, one 100th of a riyal.

fils

²

[ fees ]

noun

, French.

, plural fils.

1. son: sometimes used after a name with the meaning of Jr., as in Dumas fils.

fils

¹

/ fɪls; fɪl /

noun

1. 1. a fractional monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait, worth one thousandth of a dinar
   2. a fractional monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, worth one hundredth of a dirham
   3. a fractional monetary unit of Yemen, worth one hundredth of a riyal

fils

²

/ fis /

(no translation)

1. See père
   an addition to a French surname to specify the son rather than the father of the same name Compare père

   a book by Dumas fils

Word History and Origins

Origin of fils¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from Arabic, probably from Greek phóllis “a kind of coin”

Word History and Origins

Origin of fils¹

from Arabic

Origin of fils²

French: son

Related Words

• boy
• child
• descendant
• kid
• offspring