فان
See also: قان
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of the verb فَنِيَ (faniya, “to perish”), from the root ف ن ي (f-n-y).
Adjective
فَانٍ • (fānin) (construct state فَانِي (fānī), feminine فَانِيَة (fāniya), masculine plural فَانُونَ (fānūna), feminine plural فَانِيَات (fāniyāt))
- evanescent, transitory, transient, ephemeral
- vain
- very old, decrepit, geriatric
- exhausted
- perishable, bound to vanish, perishing
- impermanent, destructible
- dead, dying, subject to dying
- lifeless, departed, deceased
- defunct
- asleep
Declension
Declension of adjective فَانٍ (fānin)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فَانِي fānī |
الْفَانِي al-fānī |
فَانِيَة fāniya |
الْفَانِيَة al-fāniya |
| Nominative | فَانٍ fānin |
الْفَانِي al-fānī |
فَانِيَةٌ fāniyatun |
الْفَانِيَةُ al-fāniyatu |
| Accusative | فَانِيًا fāniyan |
الْفَانِيَ al-fāniya |
فَانِيَةً fāniyatan |
الْفَانِيَةَ al-fāniyata |
| Genitive | فَانٍ fānin |
الْفَانِي al-fānī |
فَانِيَةٍ fāniyatin |
الْفَانِيَةِ al-fāniyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فَانِيَيْن fāniyayn |
الْفَانِيَيْن al-fāniyayn |
فَانِيَتَيْن fāniyatayn |
الْفَانِيَتَيْن al-fāniyatayn |
| Nominative | فَانِيَانِ fāniyāni |
الْفَانِيَانِ al-fāniyāni |
فَانِيَتَانِ fāniyatāni |
الْفَانِيَتَانِ al-fāniyatāni |
| Accusative | فَانِيَيْنِ fāniyayni |
الْفَانِيَيْنِ al-fāniyayni |
فَانِيَتَيْنِ fāniyatayni |
الْفَانِيَتَيْنِ al-fāniyatayni |
| Genitive | فَانِيَيْنِ fāniyayni |
الْفَانِيَيْنِ al-fāniyayni |
فَانِيَتَيْنِ fāniyatayni |
الْفَانِيَتَيْنِ al-fāniyatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فَانِين fānīn |
الْفَانِين al-fānīn |
فَانِيَات fāniyāt |
الْفَانِيَات al-fāniyāt |
| Nominative | فَانُونَ fānūna |
الْفَانُونَ al-fānūna |
فَانِيَاتٌ fāniyātun |
الْفَانِيَاتُ al-fāniyātu |
| Accusative | فَانِينَ fānīna |
الْفَانِينَ al-fānīna |
فَانِيَاتٍ fāniyātin |
الْفَانِيَاتِ al-fāniyāti |
| Genitive | فَانِينَ fānīna |
الْفَانِينَ al-fānīna |
فَانِيَاتٍ fāniyātin |
الْفَانِيَاتِ al-fāniyāti |
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