فتنة

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See also: فتنه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ت ن (f-t-n), related with seduction and revolt. Compare فَتَنَ (fatana, to trial).

Noun

فِتْنَة (fitnaf (plural فِتَن (fitan))

  1. trial
  2. strife
  3. civil war
  4. sedition
  5. tribulation
  6. charm
  7. craze
  8. crime

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: fitnə
  • Bengali: ফেৎনা (fetna)
  • Persian: فتنه (fetne, seduction, trial)
  • Classical Syriac: ܦܬܢܐ (peṯnā, tumult, discord)
  • Hausa: fìtinā̀
  • Swahili: fitina

References

  • Corriente, Federico (2005) “فتنة”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 863
  • Wehr, Hans (1960) “فتنة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz