فان
See also: قان
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of the verb فَنِيَ (faniya, “to perish”), from the root ف ن ي (f-n-y).
Adjective
فَانٍ • (fānin) (construct state فَانِي (fānī), feminine فَانِيَة (fāniya), masculine plural فَانُونَ (fānūna), feminine plural فَانِيَات (fāniyāt))
- evanescent, transitory, transient, ephemeral
- vain
- very old, decrepit, geriatric
- exhausted
- perishable, bound to vanish, perishing
- impermanent, destructible
- dead, dying, subject to dying
- lifeless, departed, deceased
- defunct
- asleep
Declension
Declension of adjective فَانٍ (fānin)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فَانِي fānī | الْفَانِي al-fānī | فَانِيَة fāniya | الْفَانِيَة al-fāniya |
| Nominative | فَانٍ fānin | الْفَانِي al-fānī | فَانِيَةٌ fāniyatun | الْفَانِيَةُ al-fāniyatu |
| Accusative | فَانِيًا fāniyan | الْفَانِيَ al-fāniya | فَانِيَةً fāniyatan | الْفَانِيَةَ al-fāniyata |
| Genitive | فَانٍ fānin | الْفَانِي al-fānī | فَانِيَةٍ fāniyatin | الْفَانِيَةِ al-fāniyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فَانِيَيْن fāniyayn | الْفَانِيَيْن al-fāniyayn | فَانِيَتَيْن fāniyatayn | الْفَانِيَتَيْن al-fāniyatayn |
| Nominative | فَانِيَانِ fāniyāni | الْفَانِيَانِ al-fāniyāni | فَانِيَتَانِ fāniyatāni | الْفَانِيَتَانِ al-fāniyatāni |
| Accusative | فَانِيَيْنِ fāniyayni | الْفَانِيَيْنِ al-fāniyayni | فَانِيَتَيْنِ fāniyatayni | الْفَانِيَتَيْنِ al-fāniyatayni |
| Genitive | فَانِيَيْنِ fāniyayni | الْفَانِيَيْنِ al-fāniyayni | فَانِيَتَيْنِ fāniyatayni | الْفَانِيَتَيْنِ al-fāniyatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فَانِين fānīn | الْفَانِين al-fānīn | فَانِيَات fāniyāt | الْفَانِيَات al-fāniyāt |
| Nominative | فَانُونَ fānūna | الْفَانُونَ al-fānūna | فَانِيَاتٌ fāniyātun | الْفَانِيَاتُ al-fāniyātu |
| Accusative | فَانِينَ fānīna | الْفَانِينَ al-fānīna | فَانِيَاتٍ fāniyātin | الْفَانِيَاتِ al-fāniyāti |
| Genitive | فَانِينَ fānīna | الْفَانِينَ al-fānīna | فَانِيَاتٍ fāniyātin | الْفَانِيَاتِ al-fāniyāti |