فنا

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Ottoman Turkish

Adjective

فنا (fena)

  1. Alternative spelling of فناء

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَنَاء (fanāʔ).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? fanā
Dari reading? fanā
Iranian reading? fanâ
Tajik reading? fano

Noun

فنا (fanâ)

  1. annihilation, evanescence, extinction, perishment
    Synonyms: نابودی (nâbudi), دمار (damâr), هلاک (halâk), زوال (zavâl), هلاکت (halâkat)
  2. (Sufism) annihilation of the individual by being absorbed into God

Descendants

  • Gujarati: ફના (phanā)

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “فنا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim