fitina

Faroese

Noun

fitina

  1. definite accusative singular of fiti

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fì.tí.nàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸɪ̀.tɪ́.nàː]

Noun

fìtinā̀ f (plural fìtìnū, possessed form fìtinàr̃)

  1. trouble, quarrelling

Nupe

Etymology

From Hausa fìtinā̀, from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fì.tí.nã̄/

Noun

fìtína (plural fìtínazhì)

  1. bother; annoyance
    Synonyms: radzá, sungàn, wàála

Old Norse

Noun

fitina

  1. definite accusative singular of fit

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

fitina class IX (plural fitina class X)

  1. antagonism, quarrelling
  2. mutiny, conspiracy

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 227 Nr. 2085

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From Hausa fìtinā̀, ultimately from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fì.tí.nã̀/

Noun

fìtínà

  1. trouble, unease, conflict
    fìtínà ńlá dé bá wọn lórí ọ̀rọ̀ ilẹ̀ ― They encountered serious trouble over the land dispute

Etymology 2

From Arabic فَتَنَ (fatana).

Verb

fìtínà

  1. to bother, to annoy, to test, to pester
    Synonym: dánwò
    ó fìtínà ẹ̀míi wa ― She annoyed all our lives
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