فني

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of فَنّ (fann, “specialty, art”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

فَنِّيّ • (fanniyy) (feminine فَنِّيَّة (fanniyya), masculine plural فَنِّيُّونَ (fanniyyūna), feminine plural فَنِّيَّات (fanniyyāt))

1. specialized
2. technical
3. artistic
4. tactical, strategic

Declension

Declension of adjective فَنِّيّ (fanniyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَنِّي fannī	الْفَنِّي al-fannī	فَنِّيَّة fanniyya	الْفَنِّيَّة al-fanniyya
Nominative	فَنِّيٌّ fanniyyun	الْفَنِّيُّ al-fanniyyu	فَنِّيَّةٌ fanniyyatun	الْفَنِّيَّةُ al-fanniyyatu
Accusative	فَنِّيًّا fanniyyan	الْفَنِّيَّ al-fanniyya	فَنِّيَّةً fanniyyatan	الْفَنِّيَّةَ al-fanniyyata
Genitive	فَنِّيٍّ fanniyyin	الْفَنِّيِّ al-fanniyyi	فَنِّيَّةٍ fanniyyatin	الْفَنِّيَّةِ al-fanniyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَنِّيَّيْن fanniyyayn	الْفَنِّيَّيْن al-fanniyyayn	فَنِّيَّتَيْن fanniyyatayn	الْفَنِّيَّتَيْن al-fanniyyatayn
Nominative	فَنِّيَّانِ fanniyyāni	الْفَنِّيَّانِ al-fanniyyāni	فَنِّيَّتَانِ fanniyyatāni	الْفَنِّيَّتَانِ al-fanniyyatāni
Accusative	فَنِّيَّيْنِ fanniyyayni	الْفَنِّيَّيْنِ al-fanniyyayni	فَنِّيَّتَيْنِ fanniyyatayni	الْفَنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-fanniyyatayni
Genitive	فَنِّيَّيْنِ fanniyyayni	الْفَنِّيَّيْنِ al-fanniyyayni	فَنِّيَّتَيْنِ fanniyyatayni	الْفَنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-fanniyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَنِّيِّين fanniyyīn	الْفَنِّيِّين al-fanniyyīn	فَنِّيَّات fanniyyāt	الْفَنِّيَّات al-fanniyyāt
Nominative	فَنِّيُّونَ fanniyyūna	الْفَنِّيُّونَ al-fanniyyūna	فَنِّيَّاتٌ fanniyyātun	الْفَنِّيَّاتُ al-fanniyyātu
Accusative	فَنِّيِّينَ fanniyyīna	الْفَنِّيِّينَ al-fanniyyīna	فَنِّيَّاتٍ fanniyyātin	الْفَنِّيَّاتِ al-fanniyyāti
Genitive	فَنِّيِّينَ fanniyyīna	الْفَنِّيِّينَ al-fanniyyīna	فَنِّيَّاتٍ fanniyyātin	الْفَنِّيَّاتِ al-fanniyyāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “فن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

فَنِّيّ • (fanniyy) m, plural فَنِّيُّون (fanniyyūn), feminine فَنِّيَّة (fanniyya)

1. technician
2. artist

Declension

Declension of noun فَنِّيّ (fanniyy)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَنِّي fannī	الْفَنِّي al-fannī	فَنِّي fannī	فَنِّيَّة fanniyya	الْفَنِّيَّة al-fanniyya	فَنِّيَّة fanniyyat
Nominative	فَنِّيٌّ fanniyyun	الْفَنِّيُّ al-fanniyyu	فَنِّيُّ fanniyyu	فَنِّيَّةٌ fanniyyatun	الْفَنِّيَّةُ al-fanniyyatu	فَنِّيَّةُ fanniyyatu
Accusative	فَنِّيًّا fanniyyan	الْفَنِّيَّ al-fanniyya	فَنِّيَّ fanniyya	فَنِّيَّةً fanniyyatan	الْفَنِّيَّةَ al-fanniyyata	فَنِّيَّةَ fanniyyata
Genitive	فَنِّيٍّ fanniyyin	الْفَنِّيِّ al-fanniyyi	فَنِّيِّ fanniyyi	فَنِّيَّةٍ fanniyyatin	الْفَنِّيَّةِ al-fanniyyati	فَنِّيَّةِ fanniyyati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَنِّيَّيْن fanniyyayn	الْفَنِّيَّيْن al-fanniyyayn	فَنِّيَّيْ fanniyyay	فَنِّيَّتَيْن fanniyyatayn	الْفَنِّيَّتَيْن al-fanniyyatayn	فَنِّيَّتَيْ fanniyyatay
Nominative	فَنِّيَّانِ fanniyyāni	الْفَنِّيَّانِ al-fanniyyāni	فَنِّيَّا fanniyyā	فَنِّيَّتَانِ fanniyyatāni	الْفَنِّيَّتَانِ al-fanniyyatāni	فَنِّيَّتَا fanniyyatā
Accusative	فَنِّيَّيْنِ fanniyyayni	الْفَنِّيَّيْنِ al-fanniyyayni	فَنِّيَّيْ fanniyyay	فَنِّيَّتَيْنِ fanniyyatayni	الْفَنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-fanniyyatayni	فَنِّيَّتَيْ fanniyyatay
Genitive	فَنِّيَّيْنِ fanniyyayni	الْفَنِّيَّيْنِ al-fanniyyayni	فَنِّيَّيْ fanniyyay	فَنِّيَّتَيْنِ fanniyyatayni	الْفَنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-fanniyyatayni	فَنِّيَّتَيْ fanniyyatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَنِّيِّين fanniyyīn	الْفَنِّيِّين al-fanniyyīn	فَنِّيِّي fanniyyī	فَنِّيَّات fanniyyāt	الْفَنِّيَّات al-fanniyyāt	فَنِّيَّات fanniyyāt
Nominative	فَنِّيُّونَ fanniyyūna	الْفَنِّيُّونَ al-fanniyyūna	فَنِّيُّو fanniyyū	فَنِّيَّاتٌ fanniyyātun	الْفَنِّيَّاتُ al-fanniyyātu	فَنِّيَّاتُ fanniyyātu
Accusative	فَنِّيِّينَ fanniyyīna	الْفَنِّيِّينَ al-fanniyyīna	فَنِّيِّي fanniyyī	فَنِّيَّاتٍ fanniyyātin	الْفَنِّيَّاتِ al-fanniyyāti	فَنِّيَّاتِ fanniyyāti
Genitive	فَنِّيِّينَ fanniyyīna	الْفَنِّيِّينَ al-fanniyyīna	فَنِّيِّي fanniyyī	فَنِّيَّاتٍ fanniyyātin	الْفَنِّيَّاتِ al-fanniyyāti	فَنِّيَّاتِ fanniyyāti

Related terms

• فَنِّيَّات (fanniyyāt, “technique”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “فن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN