فنا

Ottoman Turkish

Adjective

فنا • (fena)

  1. alternative spelling of فناء

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَنَاء (fanāʔ).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? fanā
Dari reading? fanā
Iranian reading? fanâ
Tajik reading? fano

Noun

فنا • (fanâ)

  1. annihilation, evanescence, extinction, perishment
    Synonyms: نابودی (nâbudi), دمار (damâr), هلاک (halâk), زوال (zavâl), هلاکت (halâkat)
  2. (Sufism) annihilation of the individual by being absorbed into God

Descendants

  • → Gujarati: ફના (phanā)

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “فنا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
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