fitnah

English

Noun

fitnah (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of fitna.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay fitnah, from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna, sedition, strife).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈfitnah/ [ˈfit̪̚.nah]
  • Rhymes: -itnah
  • Syllabification: fit‧nah

Noun

fitnah (plural fitnah-fitnah)

  1. (Islam) fitna
  2. slander (false or unsupported spoken malicious statement)

Verb

fitnah (active memfitnah, passive difitnah)

  1. to slander, defame

Derived terms

  • pemfitnah (slanderer, defamer)
  • pemfitnahan (slandering, defamation)
  • terfitnah (slandered, defamed)

Malay

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)

Noun

fitnah (Jawi spelling فتنه, plural fitnah-fitnah)

  1. slander

Verb

fitnah (used in the form memfitnah)

  1. to slander someone