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Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Classical Persian پند (pand, “knack, trick”). Semantic development resembles Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) and Latin ars.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
فَنّ • (fann) m (plural فُنُون (funūn) or أَفْنَان (ʔafnān) or أَفَانِين (ʔafānīn))
- 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 among the genres of poetry.”)
- art
- (archaic) knack, trick, artifice
- (obsolete) quarrel, ruffle, trouble
- a. 800, أبو زيد سعيد بن أوس الأنصاري [ʔabū zayd saʕīd ibn ʔaws al-ʔanṣārīy], كتاب النوادر [Buch der Seltenheiten]:Fleischer, Heinrich Leberecht (1888) Kleinere Schriften[1] (in German), volume 3, Leipzig: S. Hirzel, pages 483–484:
- لَأَجْعَلَنْ لِإْبْنَةِ عَمْرٍو فَنَّا … حَتَّى يَكُونَ مَهْرُهَا دُهْدُنَّا
- laʔajʕalan liʔibnati ʕamrin fannā … ḥattā yakūna mahruhā duhdunnā
- Verily I will cause a dispute about ʕamr’s daughter … so her marriage portion will be vain
- (obsolete) adornment, decoration, embellishment
- (archaic) sort, species, type
- (obsolete) state, condition, case
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun فَنّ (fann)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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; basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فُنُون; أَفْنَان; أَفَانِين funūn; ʔafnān; ʔafānīn |
الْفُنُون; الْأَفْنَان; الْأَفَانِين al-funūn; al-ʔafnān; al-ʔafānīn |
فُنُون; أَفْنَان; أَفَانِين funūn; ʔafnān; ʔafānīn |
Nominative | فُنُونٌ; أَفْنَانٌ; أَفَانِينُ funūnun; ʔafnānun; ʔafānīnu |
الْفُنُونُ; الْأَفْنَانُ; الْأَفَانِينُ al-funūnu; al-ʔafnānu; al-ʔafānīnu |
فُنُونُ; أَفْنَانُ; أَفَانِينُ funūnu; ʔafnānu; ʔafānīnu |
Accusative | فُنُونًا; أَفْنَانًا; أَفَانِينَ funūnan; ʔafnānan; ʔafānīna |
الْفُنُونَ; الْأَفْنَانَ; الْأَفَانِينَ al-funūna; al-ʔafnāna; al-ʔafānīna |
فُنُونَ; أَفْنَانَ; أَفَانِينَ funūna; ʔafnāna; ʔafānīna |
Genitive | فُنُونٍ; أَفْنَانٍ; أَفَانِينَ funūnin; ʔafnānin; ʔafānīna |
الْفُنُونِ; الْأَفْنَانِ; الْأَفَانِينِ al-funūni; al-ʔafnāni; al-ʔafānīni |
فُنُونِ; أَفْنَانِ; أَفَانِينِ funūni; ʔafnāni; ʔafānīni |
Derived terms[edit]
- فَنَّ (fanna)
- فَنَّنَ (fannana, “to make various sorts, to medley”)
- فَنَن (fanan, “branch of a tree”)
- فَيْنَان (faynān, “having abundant hairlocks”)
- فَنّاء (fannāʔ), فَنْوَاء (fanwāʔ, “branched”)
- تَفَنَّنَ (tafannana, “to make various sorts”)
- اِفْتَنَّ (iftanna, “to produce various groups of, to expatiate”)
- اِسْتَْفَنَّ (istafanna, “to incite; to cause to be dispersed”)
- مِفَنّ (mifann, “who performs various sorts”)
- فَنّان (fannān, “who performs various sorts; artist”)
Descendants[edit]
Verb[edit]
فَنَّ • (fanna) I, non-past يَفُنُّ (yafunnu) (obsolete)
- to cheat, to defraud, to finesse
- to cause trouble to, to weary, to embarrass
- to adorn, to decorate, to embellish
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
فَنَّ
(form-I geminate, verbal noun فَنّ)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
فَنّ fann | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
fānn | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
mafnūn | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | fanantu |
fananta |
فَنَّ fanna |
fanantumā |
fannā |
fanannā |
fanantum |
fannū | |||
f | fananti |
fannat |
fannatā |
fanantunna |
fananna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔafunnu |
tafunnu |
yafunnu |
tafunnāni |
yafunnāni |
nafunnu |
tafunnūna |
yafunnūna | |||
f | tafunnīna |
tafunnu |
tafunnāni |
tafnunna |
yafnunna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔafunna |
tafunna |
yafunna |
tafunnā |
yafunnā |
nafunna |
tafunnū |
yafunnū | |||
f | tafunnī |
tafunna |
tafunnā |
tafnunna |
yafnunna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔafunna or ʔafunni or ʔafnun |
tafunna or tafunni or tafnun |
yafunna or yafunni or yafnun |
tafunnā |
yafunnā |
nafunna or nafunni or nafnun |
tafunnū |
yafunnū | |||
f | tafunnī |
tafunna or tafunni or tafnun |
tafunnā |
tafnunna |
yafnunna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | funna or funni or ufnun |
funnā |
funnū |
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f | funnī |
ufnunna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | funintu |
funinta |
فُنَّ funna |
funintumā |
funnā |
funinnā |
funintum |
funnū | |||
f | funinti |
funnat |
funnatā |
funintunna |
funinna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔufannu |
tufannu |
yufannu |
tufannāni |
yufannāni |
nufannu |
tufannūna |
yufannūna | |||
f | tufannīna |
tufannu |
tufannāni |
tufnanna |
yufnanna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔufanna |
tufanna |
yufanna |
tufannā |
yufannā |
nufanna |
tufannū |
yufannū | |||
f | tufannī |
tufanna |
tufannā |
tufnanna |
yufnanna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔufanna or ʔufanni or ʔufnan |
tufanna or tufanni or tufnan |
yufanna or yufanni or yufnan |
tufannā |
yufannā |
nufanna or nufanni or nufnan |
tufannū |
yufannū | |||
f | tufannī |
tufanna or tufanni or tufnan |
tufannā |
tufnanna |
yufnanna |
Egyptian Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
فن • (fann) m
Persian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic فَنّ (fann), from Persian پند (pand, “knack, trick”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [fan], [fann]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæn], [fænn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fän], [fänn]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | fan, fann |
Dari reading? | fan, fann |
Iranian reading? | fan, fann |
Tajik reading? | fan, fann |
Noun[edit]
فن • (fann) (plural فنها (fann-hâ) or فنون (fonun))
- technique; method
- Synonym: تکنیک (teknik)
- فنون روایت ― fonun-e revâyat ― narrative techniques
- فنون نفوذ ― fonun-e nofuz ― infiltration methods
- فنون ماهیگیری ― fonun-e mâhigiri ― fishing methods
- trick; ruse
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 379:
- موش تا انبار ما حفره زده ست
وز فنش انبار ما ویران شده ست- mūš tā anbār-i mā hufra zada-st
w-az fan-aš anbar-i mā wērān šuda-st - Since the mouse has made a hole in our barn, and our barn has been ravaged by its guile […]
- mūš tā anbār-i mā hufra zada-st
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæn]
Readings | |
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Iranian reading? | fan |
Noun[edit]
فن • (fan) (plural فنها (fan-hâ))
- industrial fan; blower
- Synonym of پنکه (panke, “electrical fan (used in houses)”).
Etymology 3[edit]
Borrowed from English fan, short for fanatic.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæn]
Readings | |
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Iranian reading? | fan |
Noun[edit]
فن • (fan) (plural فنها (fan-hâ))
Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian فن (fan), from Arabic فَنّ (fann), from earlier Persian پند (pand).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fən/
Noun[edit]
فَن • (fan) m (Hindi spelling फ़न)
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