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 (fī) ‘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

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of فَنّ (fann, “specialty, art”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

فَنِّيّ • (fanniyy) (feminine فَنِّيَّة (fanniyya), masculine plural فَنِّيُّونَ (fanniyyūna), 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 • (fanniyy) m (plural فَنِّيُّونَ (fanniyyūna), 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
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