تفنن

Arabic

Root
ف ن ن (f n n)
1 term

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.fan.na.na/

Verb

تَفَنَّنَ • (tafannana) V (non-past يَتَفَنَّنُ (yatafannanu), verbal noun تَفَنُّن (tafannun))

to be or become diversified, variegated, well-versed, skillful

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تَفَنَّنَ** (V, sound, impersonal passive, verbal noun **تَفَنُّن**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَفَنُّن tafannun
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَفَنِّن mutafannin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُتَفَنَّن mutafannan
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَفَنَّنْتُ tafannantu	تَفَنَّنْتَ tafannanta	تَفَنَّنَ tafannana	تَفَنَّنْتُمَا tafannantumā	تَفَنَّنَا tafannanā	تَفَنَّنَّا tafannannā	تَفَنَّنْتُمْ tafannantum	تَفَنَّنُوا tafannanū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَفَنَّنْتُ tafannantu	تَفَنَّنْتِ tafannanti	تَفَنَّنَتْ tafannanat	تَفَنَّنْتُمَا tafannantumā	تَفَنَّنَتَا tafannanatā	تَفَنَّنَّا tafannannā	تَفَنَّنْتُنَّ tafannantunna	تَفَنَّنَّ tafannanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَفَنَّنُ ʔatafannanu	تَتَفَنَّنُ tatafannanu	يَتَفَنَّنُ yatafannanu	تَتَفَنَّنَانِ tatafannanāni	يَتَفَنَّنَانِ yatafannanāni	نَتَفَنَّنُ natafannanu	تَتَفَنَّنُونَ tatafannanūna	يَتَفَنَّنُونَ yatafannanūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَفَنَّنُ ʔatafannanu	تَتَفَنَّنِينَ tatafannanīna	تَتَفَنَّنُ tatafannanu	تَتَفَنَّنَانِ tatafannanāni	تَتَفَنَّنَانِ tatafannanāni	نَتَفَنَّنُ natafannanu	تَتَفَنَّنَّ tatafannanna	يَتَفَنَّنَّ yatafannanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَفَنَّنَ ʔatafannana	تَتَفَنَّنَ tatafannana	يَتَفَنَّنَ yatafannana	تَتَفَنَّنَا tatafannanā	يَتَفَنَّنَا yatafannanā	نَتَفَنَّنَ natafannana	تَتَفَنَّنُوا tatafannanū	يَتَفَنَّنُوا yatafannanū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَفَنَّنَ ʔatafannana	تَتَفَنَّنِي tatafannanī	تَتَفَنَّنَ tatafannana	تَتَفَنَّنَا tatafannanā	تَتَفَنَّنَا tatafannanā	نَتَفَنَّنَ natafannana	تَتَفَنَّنَّ tatafannanna	يَتَفَنَّنَّ yatafannanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَفَنَّنْ ʔatafannan	تَتَفَنَّنْ tatafannan	يَتَفَنَّنْ yatafannan	تَتَفَنَّنَا tatafannanā	يَتَفَنَّنَا yatafannanā	نَتَفَنَّنْ natafannan	تَتَفَنَّنُوا tatafannanū	يَتَفَنَّنُوا yatafannanū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَفَنَّنْ ʔatafannan	تَتَفَنَّنِي tatafannanī	تَتَفَنَّنْ tatafannan	تَتَفَنَّنَا tatafannanā	تَتَفَنَّنَا tatafannanā	نَتَفَنَّنْ natafannan	تَتَفَنَّنَّ tatafannanna	يَتَفَنَّنَّ yatafannanna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَفَنَّنْ tafannan		تَفَنَّنَا tafannanā			تَفَنَّنُوا tafannanū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَفَنَّنِي tafannanī		تَفَنَّنَا tafannanā			تَفَنَّنَّ tafannanna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُفُنِّنَ tufunnina	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَفَنَّنُ yutafannanu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَفَنَّنَ yutafannana	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَفَنَّنْ yutafannan	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَفَنُّن (tafannun).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ta.fan.ˈnun/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fän.nʊ́n]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fän.nʊ́n]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fän.nún]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.fæn.nón]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fän.nún]

Readings
Classical reading^?	tafannun
Dari reading^?	tafannun
Iranian reading^?	tafannon
Tajik reading^?	tafannun

Noun


Iranian Persian	تفنن
Dari	تفنن
Tajik	тафаннун

تفنن • (tafannon)

hobby
Synonym: سرگرمی
- Mohammad-Taqi Bahar:
  این به جان کندن و آن یک به تفنن رقاص
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “تفنن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press