fils

fils ¹  (fs)

n.

Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.

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[French, from Latin flius, son; see dh(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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fils ²  (fls)

n. pl. fils

See Table at currency.

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[Arabic fals, fils, from Latin follis, bellows, windbag, purse, piece of money; see bhel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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fils¹ French [fis]

an addition to a French surname to specify the son rather than the father of the same name a book by Dumas fils Compare père

[French: son]

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fils², fil [fɪl]

n pl fils

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies)

a.  a fractional monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait, worth one thousandth of a dinar

b.  a fractional monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, worth one hundredth of a dirham

c.  a fractional monetary unit of Yemen, worth one hundredth of a riyal

[from Arabic]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fils - 100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial Yemeni fils Yemeni monetary unit - monetary unit in Yemen
	2.	fils - a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar fractional monetary unit, subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit Bahrain dinar, dinar - the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils Iraqi dinar, dinar - the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils Jordanian dinar, dinar - the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils Kuwaiti dirham, dirham - worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils