فتنة

See also: فتنه‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ت ن‎ (f-t-n), related with seduction and revolt. Compare فَتَنَ‎ (fatana, “to incite revolt, to charm”)

Noun

فِتْنَة • (fitna) f (plural فِتَن‎ (fitan))

1. strife
2. civil war
3. sedition
4. tribulation
5. charm
6. craze
7. crime

Declension

Declension of noun فِتْنَة (fitna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِتْنَة fitna	الْفِتْنَة‎ al-fitna	فِتْنَة fitnat
Nominative	فِتْنَةٌ fitnatun	الْفِتْنَةُ‎ al-fitnatu	فِتْنَةُ fitnatu
Accusative	فِتْنَةً fitnatan	الْفِتْنَةَ‎ al-fitnata	فِتْنَةَ fitnata
Genitive	فِتْنَةٍ fitnatin	الْفِتْنَةِ‎ al-fitnati	فِتْنَةِ fitnati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِتْنَتَيْن‎ fitnatayn	الْفِتْنَتَيْن‎ al-fitnatayn	فِتْنَتَيْ‎ fitnatay
Nominative	فِتْنَتَانِ‎ fitnatāni	الْفِتْنَتَانِ‎ al-fitnatāni	فِتْنَتَا‎ fitnatā
Accusative	فِتْنَتَيْنِ‎ fitnatayni	الْفِتْنَتَيْنِ‎ al-fitnatayni	فِتْنَتَيْ‎ fitnatay
Genitive	فِتْنَتَيْنِ‎ fitnatayni	الْفِتْنَتَيْنِ‎ al-fitnatayni	فِتْنَتَيْ‎ fitnatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِتَن‎ fitan	الْفِتَن‎ al-fitan	فِتَن‎ fitan
Nominative	فِتَنٌ‎ fitanun	الْفِتَنُ‎ al-fitanu	فِتَنُ‎ fitanu
Accusative	فِتَنًا‎ fitanan	الْفِتَنَ‎ al-fitana	فِتَنَ‎ fitana
Genitive	فِتَنٍ‎ fitanin	الْفِتَنِ‎ al-fitani	فِتَنِ‎ fitani

Descendants

• Persian: فتنه‎ (fetne, “seduction, trial”)

References

• Corriente, Federico (2005), “فتنة”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 863