فني

Arabic

Etymology 1

    Root
    ف ن ي (f n y)
    6 terms

    From Proto-Semitic *pan-. Compare Biblical Hebrew פָּנִים (pānîm, face).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fa.ni.ja/

    Verb

    فَنِيَ • (faniya) I (non-past يَفْنَى (yafnā), verbal noun فَنَاء (fanāʔ))

    1. to perish, to pass away
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:مات
      • 12th–13th century CE, Ibn Arabi, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
        فَٱفْنَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَنَاءً سَرْمَدًا – فَٱلْفَنَا يُدْنِي إِلَى ذَاكَ ٱلْغِنَى
        fafna ʔin šiʔta fanāʔan sarmadan – fal-fanā yudnī ʔilā ḏāka l-ḡinā
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    2. to cease, to wane, to vanish
    3. to do one's best [with فِي () ‘in a task’]
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of فَنِيَ (I, final-weak, i ~ a, impersonal passive, verbal noun فَنَاء)
    verbal noun
    الْمَصْدَر
    فَنَاء
    fanāʔ
    active participle
    اِسْم الْفَاعِل
    فَانٍ
    fānin
    passive participle
    اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
    مَفْنِيّ
    mafniyy
    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 فَنِيتُ
    fanītu
    فَنِيتَ
    fanīta
    فَنِيَ
    faniya
    فَنِيتُمَا
    fanītumā
    فَنِيَا
    faniyā
    فَنِينَا
    fanīnā
    فَنِيتُمْ
    fanītum
    فَنُوا
    fanū
    f فَنِيتِ
    fanīti
    فَنِيَتْ
    faniyat
    فَنِيَتَا
    faniyatā
    فَنِيتُنَّ
    fanītunna
    فَنِينَ
    fanīna
    non-past (imperfect) indicative
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
    m أَفْنَى
    ʔafnā
    تَفْنَى
    tafnā
    يَفْنَى
    yafnā
    تَفْنَيَانِ
    tafnayāni
    يَفْنَيَانِ
    yafnayāni
    نَفْنَى
    nafnā
    تَفْنَوْنَ
    tafnawna
    يَفْنَوْنَ
    yafnawna
    f تَفْنَيْنَ
    tafnayna
    تَفْنَى
    tafnā
    تَفْنَيَانِ
    tafnayāni
    تَفْنَيْنَ
    tafnayna
    يَفْنَيْنَ
    yafnayna
    subjunctive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
    m أَفْنَى
    ʔafnā
    تَفْنَى
    tafnā
    يَفْنَى
    yafnā
    تَفْنَيَا
    tafnayā
    يَفْنَيَا
    yafnayā
    نَفْنَى
    nafnā
    تَفْنَوْا
    tafnaw
    يَفْنَوْا
    yafnaw
    f تَفْنَيْ
    tafnay
    تَفْنَى
    tafnā
    تَفْنَيَا
    tafnayā
    تَفْنَيْنَ
    tafnayna
    يَفْنَيْنَ
    yafnayna
    jussive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
    m أَفْنَ
    ʔafna
    تَفْنَ
    tafna
    يَفْنَ
    yafna
    تَفْنَيَا
    tafnayā
    يَفْنَيَا
    yafnayā
    نَفْنَ
    nafna
    تَفْنَوْا
    tafnaw
    يَفْنَوْا
    yafnaw
    f تَفْنَيْ
    tafnay
    تَفْنَ
    tafna
    تَفْنَيَا
    tafnayā
    تَفْنَيْنَ
    tafnayna
    يَفْنَيْنَ
    yafnayna
    imperative
    الْأَمْر
    m اِفْنَ
    ifna
    اِفْنَيَا
    ifnayā
    اِفْنَوْا
    ifnaw
    f اِفْنَيْ
    ifnay
    اِفْنَيْنَ
    ifnayna
    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 فُنِيَ
    funiya
    f
    non-past (imperfect) indicative
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
    m يُفْنَى
    yufnā
    f
    subjunctive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
    m يُفْنَى
    yufnā
    f
    jussive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
    m يُفْنَ
    yufna
    f

    Etymology 2

    فَنّ (fann, specialty, art) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

    Adjective

    فَنِّيّ • (fanniyy) (feminine فَنِّيَّة (fanniyya), masculine plural فَنِّيُّون (fanniyyūn), 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
    Further reading
    • 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 • (fanniyym (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
    Descendants
    • Ottoman Turkish: فنی (fenni)

    Further reading

    • Wehr, Hans (1979), “فن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
    • Freytag, Georg (1830–1837), “فني”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), Halle: C. A. Schwetschke
    • Баранов, Х. К. (2011), “فني”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
    • Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “فني”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
    • Wehr, Hans (1960), “فني”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz