fitina

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Faroese

Noun

fitina

  1. definite accusative singular of fiti

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fì.tí.nàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸɪ̀.tɪ́.nàː]

Noun

fìtinā̀ f (plural fìtìnū, possessed form fìtinàr̃)

  1. trouble, quarrelling

Old Norse

Noun

fitina

  1. definite accusative singular of fit

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

fitina (n class, plural fitina)

  1. antagonism, quarrelling
  2. mutiny, conspiracy

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From Hausa fìtinā̀, ultimately from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

Pronunciation

Noun

fìtínà

  1. trouble, unease, conflict
    fìtínà ńlá dé bá wọn lórí ọ̀rọ̀ ilẹ̀They encountered serious trouble over the land dispute

Etymology 2

From Arabic فَتَنَ (fatana).

Verb

fìtínà

  1. to bother, to annoy, to test, to pester
    Synonym: dánwò
    ó fìtínà ẹ̀míi waShe annoyed all our lives