فن

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian پند (pand, “knack, trick”). Semantic development resembles Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) and Latin ars.

Pronunciation

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Noun

فَنّ • (fann) m (plural فُنُون (funūn))

1. (originally) genre

   اَلْغَزَلُ فَنٌّ مِنْ فُنُونِ الشِّعْرِ

   al-ḡazalu fannun min funūni aš-šiʕri

   The ghazal is a genre of poetry.

   (literally, “The ghazal is a genre from the genres of poetry.”)

2. art

Declension

Declension of noun فَنّ (fann)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَنّ fann	الْفَنّ al-fann	فَنّ fann
Nominative	فَنٌّ fannun	الْفَنُّ al-fannu	فَنُّ fannu
Accusative	فَنًّا fannan	الْفَنَّ al-fanna	فَنَّ fanna
Genitive	فَنٍّ fannin	الْفَنِّ al-fanni	فَنِّ fanni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَنَّيْن fannayn	الْفَنَّيْن al-fannayn	فَنَّيْ fannay
Nominative	فَنَّانِ fannāni	الْفَنَّانِ al-fannāni	فَنَّا fannā
Accusative	فَنَّيْنِ fannayni	الْفَنَّيْنِ al-fannayni	فَنَّيْ fannay
Genitive	فَنَّيْنِ fannayni	الْفَنَّيْنِ al-fannayni	فَنَّيْ fannay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُنُون funūn	الْفُنُون al-funūn	فُنُون funūn
Nominative	فُنُونٌ funūnun	الْفُنُونُ al-funūnu	فُنُونُ funūnu
Accusative	فُنُونًا funūnan	الْفُنُونَ al-funūna	فُنُونَ funūna
Genitive	فُنُونٍ funūnin	الْفُنُونِ al-funūni	فُنُونِ funūni

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Egyptian Arabic

Noun

1. art

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Persian

Etymology

Reborrowed from Arabic فَنّ (fann), from Persian پند (pand, “knack, trick”).

Noun

فن • (fann) (plural فن‌ها (fann-hâ) or فنون (fonun))

1. technique