فن

فن

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian پند‎ (pand, “knack, trick”). Semantic development resembles Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) and Latin ars.

Pronunciation

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Noun

فَنّ • (fann) m (plural فُنُون‎ (funūn))

1. (originally) genre
2. art

Declension

Declension of noun فَنّ (fann)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَنّ fann	الْفَنّ‎ al-fann	فَنّ fann
Nominative	فَنٌّ fannun	الْفَنُّ‎ al-fannu	فَنُّ fannu
Accusative	فَنًّا‎ fannan	الْفَنَّ‎ al-fanna	فَنَّ fanna
Genitive	فَنٍّ fannin	الْفَنِّ‎ al-fanni	فَنِّ fanni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَنَّيْن‎ fannayn	الْفَنَّيْن‎ al-fannayn	فَنَّيْ‎ fannay
Nominative	فَنَّانِ‎ fannāni	الْفَنَّانِ‎ al-fannāni	فَنَّا‎ fannā
Accusative	فَنَّيْنِ‎ fannayni	الْفَنَّيْنِ‎ al-fannayni	فَنَّيْ‎ fannay
Genitive	فَنَّيْنِ‎ fannayni	الْفَنَّيْنِ‎ al-fannayni	فَنَّيْ‎ fannay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُنُون‎ funūn	الْفُنُون‎ al-funūn	فُنُون‎ funūn
Nominative	فُنُونٌ‎ funūnun	الْفُنُونُ‎ al-funūnu	فُنُونُ‎ funūnu
Accusative	فُنُونًا‎ funūnan	الْفُنُونَ‎ al-funūna	فُنُونَ‎ funūna
Genitive	فُنُونٍ‎ funūnin	الْفُنُونِ‎ al-funūni	فُنُونِ‎ funūni

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Egyptian Arabic

Noun

فن • (fann) m

1. art

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Persian

Etymology

Reborrowed from Arabic فَنّ‎ (fann), from Persian پند‎ (pand, “knack, trick”).

Noun

فن • (fann) (plural فن‌ها‎ (fann-hâ) or فنون‎ (fonun))

1. technique