فني
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ف ن ي (f-n-y), from Proto-Semitic *pan-. Compare Biblical Hebrew פָּנִים (pānîm, “face”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.ni.ja/
Verb
فَنِيَ • (faniya) I, non-past يَفْنَى (yafnā)
- 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 ʾin šiʾta fanāʾan sarmadan – fal-fanā yudnī ʾilā ḏāka l-ḡinā
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- to cease, to wane, to vanish
Conjugation
Conjugation of
فَنِيَ
(form-I final-weak, verbal noun فَنَاء)| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | فَنَاء fanāʾ | |||||||||||
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | فَانٍ fānin | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مَفْنُوّ mafnuww | |||||||||||
| 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 ʾafnā | 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 ʾafnā | 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 ʾafna | 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 | فُنِيتُ funītu | فُنِيتَ funīta | فُنِيَ funiya | فُنِيتُمَا funītumā | فُنِيَا funiyā | فُنِينَا funīnā | فُنِيتُمْ funītum | فُنُوا funū | |||
| f | فُنِيتِ funīti | فُنِيَتْ funiyat | فُنِيَتَا funiyatā | فُنِيتُنَّ funītunna | فُنِينَ funīna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُفْنَى ʾufnā | تُفْنَى tufnā | يُفْنَى yufnā | تُفْنَيَانِ tufnayāni | يُفْنَيَانِ yufnayāni | نُفْنَى nufnā | تُفْنَوْنَ tufnawna | يُفْنَوْنَ yufnawna | |||
| f | تُفْنَيْنَ tufnayna | تُفْنَى tufnā | تُفْنَيَانِ tufnayāni | تُفْنَيْنَ tufnayna | يُفْنَيْنَ yufnayna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُفْنَى ʾufnā | تُفْنَى tufnā | يُفْنَى yufnā | تُفْنَيَا tufnayā | يُفْنَيَا yufnayā | نُفْنَى nufnā | تُفْنَوْا tufnaw | يُفْنَوْا yufnaw | |||
| f | تُفْنَيْ tufnay | تُفْنَى tufnā | تُفْنَيَا tufnayā | تُفْنَيْنَ tufnayna | يُفْنَيْنَ yufnayna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُفْنَ ʾufna | تُفْنَ tufna | يُفْنَ yufna | تُفْنَيَا tufnayā | يُفْنَيَا yufnayā | نُفْنَ nufna | تُفْنَوْا tufnaw | يُفْنَوْا yufnaw | |||
| f | تُفْنَيْ tufnay | تُفْنَ tufna | تُفْنَيَا tufnayā | تُفْنَيْنَ tufnayna | يُفْنَيْنَ yufnayna | |||||||
Etymology 2
Relative adjective (nisba) composed of فَنّ (fann, “specialty, art”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
Adjective
فَنِّيّ • (fanniyy) m, feminine فَنِّيَّة (fanniyya), masculine plural فَنِّيُّون (fanniyyūn), feminine plural فَنِّيَّات (fanniyyāt)
- specialized
- technical
- artistic
- 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 فَنِّيُّون (fanniyyūn), feminine فَنِّيَّة (fanniyya)
- technician
- 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)
- Turkish: fennî
Related terms
- فَنِّيَّات (fanniyyāt, “technique”)
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 (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), “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