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

Noun

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

  1. yard, courtyard, patio

Declension

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

  • Turkish: fena

Further reading

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