فناء

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See also: فنا and قباء

Arabic

Root
ف ن ي (f n y)
5 terms

Etymology

The occurrence to the verb فَنِيَ (faniya). Contaminated from Aramaic פניא / ܦܢܝܐ (pānyā, evening; end-time, decisive point).

Pronunciation

Noun

فَنَاء (fanāʔm

  1. annihilation, evanescence, extinction, perishment

Declension

فِنَاءُ قَلْعَةٍ (fināʔu qalʕatin)

Noun

فِنَاء (fināʔm (plural أَفْنِيَة (ʔafniya))

  1. yard, courtyard, patio

Declension

Descendants

  • Persian: فنا (fanâ)
  • Ottoman Turkish: فنا (fena), فناء

References

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Fron Arabic فَنَاء (fanāʔ).

Noun

فناء (fenâ)

  1. vanity, nothingness
  2. evanescence, perishment, dash

Adjective

فناء (fenâ)

  1. vain, idle
  2. bad, evil, peak, injurious

Descendants

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