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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