فناء

See also: فنا and قباء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ن ي (f-n-y). Contaminated from Aramaic פניא / ܦܢܝܐ (pānyā, “evening; end-time, decisive point”).

Pronunciation
  • Noun 1: IPA(key): /fa.naːʔ/
  • Noun 2: IPA(key): /fi.naːʔ/

Noun

فَنَاء • (fanāʔ) m

  1. annihilation, evanescence, extinction, perishment

Declension
Declension of noun فَنَاء (fanāʔ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal فَنَاء
fanāʔ		 الْفَنَاء
al-fanāʔ		 فَنَاء
fanāʔ
Nominative فَنَاءٌ
fanāʔun		 الْفَنَاءُ
al-fanāʔu		 فَنَاءُ
fanāʔu
Accusative فَنَاءً
fanāʔan		 الْفَنَاءَ
al-fanāʔa		 فَنَاءَ
fanāʔa
Genitive فَنَاءٍ
fanāʔin		 الْفَنَاءِ
al-fanāʔi		 فَنَاءِ
fanāʔi

Noun

فِنَاء • (fināʔ) m (plural أَفْنِيَة (ʔafniya))

  1. yard, courtyard, patio

Declension
Declension of noun فِنَاء (fināʔ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal فِنَاء
fināʔ		 الْفِنَاء
al-fināʔ		 فِنَاء
fināʔ
Nominative فِنَاءٌ
fināʔun		 الْفِنَاءُ
al-fināʔu		 فِنَاءُ
fināʔu
Accusative فِنَاءً
fināʔan		 الْفِنَاءَ
al-fināʔa		 فِنَاءَ
fināʔa
Genitive فِنَاءٍ
fināʔin		 الْفِنَاءِ
al-fināʔi		 فِنَاءِ
fināʔi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal فِنَاءَيْن
fināʔayn		 الْفِنَاءَيْن
al-fināʔayn		 فِنَاءَيْ
fināʔay
Nominative فِنَاءَانِ
fināʔāni		 الْفِنَاءَانِ
al-fināʔāni		 فِنَاءَا
fināʔā
Accusative فِنَاءَيْنِ
fināʔayni		 الْفِنَاءَيْنِ
al-fināʔayni		 فِنَاءَيْ
fināʔay
Genitive فِنَاءَيْنِ
fināʔayni		 الْفِنَاءَيْنِ
al-fināʔayni		 فِنَاءَيْ
fināʔay
Plural broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَفْنِيَة
ʔafniya		 الْأَفْنِيَة
al-ʔafniya		 أَفْنِيَة
ʔafniyat
Nominative أَفْنِيَةٌ
ʔafniyatun		 الْأَفْنِيَةُ
al-ʔafniyatu		 أَفْنِيَةُ
ʔafniyatu
Accusative أَفْنِيَةً
ʔafniyatan		 الْأَفْنِيَةَ
al-ʔafniyata		 أَفْنِيَةَ
ʔafniyata
Genitive أَفْنِيَةٍ
ʔafniyatin		 الْأَفْنِيَةِ
al-ʔafniyati		 أَفْنِيَةِ
ʔafniyati

References
  • Baalbaki, Rohi (1995) “فناء”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
  • Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “فناء”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “فناء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate
  • Wehr, Hans (1960) “فناء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz

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
  • Turkish: fena

Further reading
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