افنا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إفناء (“annihilation, destruction”).

Noun

افنا • (ifna) (definite accusative افنای (ifnayı), plural افنالر (ifnalar))

  1. destruction, annihilation, obliteration, the act of destroying or damaging beyond repair
    Synonyms: اضمحلال (izmihlâl), امحا (imha), تخریبات (tahribat)
  2. (mathematics) elimination, the act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation

Derived terms

  • افنا ایتمك (ifna etmek, “to destroy, annihilate”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: ifna

Further reading

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