فن
Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom Classical Persian پند (pand, “knack, trick”). Semantic development resembles Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) and Latin ars.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editفَنّ • (fann) m (plural فُنُون (funūn) or أَفْنَان (ʔafnān) or أَفَانِين (ʔafānīn))
- genre
- اَلْغَزَلُ فَنٌّ مِنْ فُنُونِ الشِّعْرِ
- al-ḡazalu fannun min funūni aš-šiʕri
- The ghazal is a genre of poetry.
- (literally, “The ghazal is a genre from among the genres of poetry.”)
- art
- (archaic) knack, trick, artifice
- (obsolete) quarrel, ruffle, trouble
- a. 800, أبو زيد سعيد بن أوس الأنصاري [ʔabū zayd saʕīd ibn ʔaws al-ʔanṣārīy], كتاب النوادر [Buch der Seltenheiten]:Fleischer, Heinrich Leberecht (1888) Kleinere Schriften[1] (in German), volume 3, Leipzig: S. Hirzel, pages 483–484:
- لَأَجْعَلَنْ لِإْبْنَةِ عَمْرٍو فَنَّا … حَتَّى يَكُونَ مَهْرُهَا دُهْدُنَّا
- laʔajʕalan liʔibnati ʕamrin fannā … ḥattā yakūna mahruhā duhdunnā
- Verily I will cause a dispute about ʕamr’s daughter … so her marriage portion will be vain
- (obsolete) adornment, decoration, embellishment
- (archaic) sort, species, type
- (obsolete) state, condition, case
Declension
editSingular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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; basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فُنُون; أَفْنَان; أَفَانِين funūn; ʔafnān; ʔafānīn |
الْفُنُون; الْأَفْنَان; الْأَفَانِين al-funūn; al-ʔafnān; al-ʔafānīn |
فُنُون; أَفْنَان; أَفَانِين funūn; ʔafnān; ʔafānīn |
Nominative | فُنُونٌ; أَفْنَانٌ; أَفَانِينُ funūnun; ʔafnānun; ʔafānīnu |
الْفُنُونُ; الْأَفْنَانُ; الْأَفَانِينُ al-funūnu; al-ʔafnānu; al-ʔafānīnu |
فُنُونُ; أَفْنَانُ; أَفَانِينُ funūnu; ʔafnānu; ʔafānīnu |
Accusative | فُنُونًا; أَفْنَانًا; أَفَانِينَ funūnan; ʔafnānan; ʔafānīna |
الْفُنُونَ; الْأَفْنَانَ; الْأَفَانِينَ al-funūna; al-ʔafnāna; al-ʔafānīna |
فُنُونَ; أَفْنَانَ; أَفَانِينَ funūna; ʔafnāna; ʔafānīna |
Genitive | فُنُونٍ; أَفْنَانٍ; أَفَانِينَ funūnin; ʔafnānin; ʔafānīna |
الْفُنُونِ; الْأَفْنَانِ; الْأَفَانِينِ al-funūni; al-ʔafnāni; al-ʔafānīni |
فُنُونِ; أَفْنَانِ; أَفَانِينِ funūni; ʔafnāni; ʔafānīni |
Derived terms
edit- فَنَّ (fanna)
- فَنَّنَ (fannana, “to make various sorts, to medley”)
- فَنَن (fanan, “branch of a tree”)
- فَيْنَان (faynān, “having abundant hairlocks”)
- فَنّاء (fannāʔ), فَنْوَاء (fanwāʔ, “branched”)
- تَفَنَّنَ (tafannana, “to make various sorts”)
- اِفْتَنَّ (iftanna, “to produce various groups of, to expatiate”)
- اِسْتَْفَنَّ (istafanna, “to incite; to cause to be dispersed”)
- مِفَنّ (mifann, “who performs various sorts”)
- فَنّان (fannān, “who performs various sorts; artist”)
Descendants
editVerb
editفَنَّ • (fanna) I (non-past يَفُنُّ (yafunnu), verbal noun فَنّ (fann)) (obsolete)
- to cheat, to defraud, to finesse
- to cause trouble to, to weary, to embarrass
- to adorn, to decorate, to embellish
Conjugation
editverbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
فَنّ fann | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
فَانّ fānn | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَفْنُون mafnūn | |||||||||||
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 | فَنَنْتُ fanantu |
فَنَنْتَ fananta |
فَنَّ fanna |
فَنَنْتُمَا fanantumā |
فَنَّا fannā |
فَنَنَّا fanannā |
فَنَنْتُمْ fanantum |
فَنُّوا fannū | |||
f | فَنَنْتِ fananti |
فَنَّتْ fannat |
فَنَّتَا fannatā |
فَنَنْتُنَّ fanantunna |
فَنَنَّ fananna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أَفُنُّ ʔafunnu |
تَفُنُّ tafunnu |
يَفُنُّ yafunnu |
تَفُنَّانِ tafunnāni |
يَفُنَّانِ yafunnāni |
نَفُنُّ nafunnu |
تَفُنُّونَ tafunnūna |
يَفُنُّونَ yafunnūna | |||
f | تَفُنِّينَ tafunnīna |
تَفُنُّ tafunnu |
تَفُنَّانِ tafunnāni |
تَفْنُنَّ tafnunna |
يَفْنُنَّ yafnunna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أَفُنَّ ʔafunna |
تَفُنَّ tafunna |
يَفُنَّ yafunna |
تَفُنَّا tafunnā |
يَفُنَّا yafunnā |
نَفُنَّ nafunna |
تَفُنُّوا tafunnū |
يَفُنُّوا yafunnū | |||
f | تَفُنِّي tafunnī |
تَفُنَّ tafunna |
تَفُنَّا tafunnā |
تَفْنُنَّ tafnunna |
يَفْنُنَّ yafnunna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أَفُنَّ, أَفُنِّ, أَفْنُنْ ʔafunna, ʔafunni, ʔafnun |
تَفُنَّ, تَفُنِّ, تَفْنُنْ tafunna, tafunni, tafnun |
يَفُنَّ, يَفُنِّ, يَفْنُنْ yafunna, yafunni, yafnun |
تَفُنَّا tafunnā |
يَفُنَّا yafunnā |
نَفُنَّ, نَفُنِّ, نَفْنُنْ nafunna, nafunni, nafnun |
تَفُنُّوا tafunnū |
يَفُنُّوا yafunnū | |||
f | تَفُنِّي tafunnī |
تَفُنَّ, تَفُنِّ, تَفْنُنْ tafunna, tafunni, tafnun |
تَفُنَّا tafunnā |
تَفْنُنَّ tafnunna |
يَفْنُنَّ yafnunna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | فُنَّ, فُنِّ, اُفْنُنْ funna, funni, ufnun |
فُنَّا funnā |
فُنُّوا funnū |
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f | فُنِّي funnī |
اُفْنُنَّ ufnunna | ||||||||||
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 | فُنِنْتُ funintu |
فُنِنْتَ funinta |
فُنَّ funna |
فُنِنْتُمَا funintumā |
فُنَّا funnā |
فُنِنَّا funinnā |
فُنِنْتُمْ funintum |
فُنُّوا funnū | |||
f | فُنِنْتِ funinti |
فُنَّتْ funnat |
فُنَّتَا funnatā |
فُنِنْتُنَّ funintunna |
فُنِنَّ funinna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُفَنُّ ʔufannu |
تُفَنُّ tufannu |
يُفَنُّ yufannu |
تُفَنَّانِ tufannāni |
يُفَنَّانِ yufannāni |
نُفَنُّ nufannu |
تُفَنُّونَ tufannūna |
يُفَنُّونَ yufannūna | |||
f | تُفَنِّينَ tufannīna |
تُفَنُّ tufannu |
تُفَنَّانِ tufannāni |
تُفْنَنَّ tufnanna |
يُفْنَنَّ yufnanna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُفَنَّ ʔufanna |
تُفَنَّ tufanna |
يُفَنَّ yufanna |
تُفَنَّا tufannā |
يُفَنَّا yufannā |
نُفَنَّ nufanna |
تُفَنُّوا tufannū |
يُفَنُّوا yufannū | |||
f | تُفَنِّي tufannī |
تُفَنَّ tufanna |
تُفَنَّا tufannā |
تُفْنَنَّ tufnanna |
يُفْنَنَّ yufnanna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُفَنَّ, أُفَنِّ, أُفْنَنْ ʔufanna, ʔufanni, ʔufnan |
تُفَنَّ, تُفَنِّ, تُفْنَنْ tufanna, tufanni, tufnan |
يُفَنَّ, يُفَنِّ, يُفْنَنْ yufanna, yufanni, yufnan |
تُفَنَّا tufannā |
يُفَنَّا yufannā |
نُفَنَّ, نُفَنِّ, نُفْنَنْ nufanna, nufanni, nufnan |
تُفَنُّوا tufannū |
يُفَنُّوا yufannū | |||
f | تُفَنِّي tufannī |
تُفَنَّ, تُفَنِّ, تُفْنَنْ tufanna, tufanni, tufnan |
تُفَنَّا tufannā |
تُفْنَنَّ tufnanna |
يُفْنَنَّ yufnanna |
Egyptian Arabic
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editفن • (fann) m
Ottoman Turkish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic فَنّ (fann, “art”), itself from Classical Persian پند (pand, “knack, trick”).
Noun
editفن • (fenn) (definite accusative فنی (fenni), plural فنون (fünun) or افنان (efnân))
- kind, sort, type, variety, a class of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together
- art, the conscious production or arrangement of various elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions
Derived terms
edit- فنی (fennî, “related to art”)
Descendants
edit- Turkish: fen
Further reading
edit- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “fen”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1558
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “fenn”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[2] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 306
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “فن”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[3], Constantinople: Mihran, page 911
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Ars”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[4], Vienna, column 86
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “فن”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[5], Vienna, column 3548
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “fen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[6], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1397
Persian
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Arabic فَنّ (fann), from Persian پند (pand, “knack, trick”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [fan], [fann]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæn], [fæn(ː)]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fän], [fän(ː)]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | fan, fann |
Dari reading? | fan, fann |
Iranian reading? | fan, fann |
Tajik reading? | fan, fann |
Noun
editفن • (fann) (plural فنها (fann-hâ) or فنون (fonun))
- technique; method
- Synonym: تکنیک (teknik)
- فنون روایت ― fonun-e revâyat ― narrative techniques
- فنون نفوذ ― fonun-e nofuz ― infiltration methods
- فنون ماهیگیری ― fonun-e mâhigiri ― fishing methods
- trick; ruse
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 379:
- موش تا انبار ما حفره زده ست
وز فنش انبار ما ویران شده ست- mūš tā anbār-i mā hufra zada-st
w-az fan-aš anbar-i mā wērān šuda-st - Since the mouse has made a hole in our barn, and our barn has been ravaged by its guile […]
- mūš tā anbār-i mā hufra zada-st
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæn]
Readings | |
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Iranian reading? | fan |
Noun
editفن • (fan) (plural فنها (fan-hâ))
- industrial fan; blower
- Synonym of پنکه (panke, “electrical fan (used in houses)”).
Etymology 3
editBorrowed from English fan, short for fanatic.
Pronunciation
edit- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæn]
Readings | |
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Iranian reading? | fan |
Noun
editUrdu
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian فن (fan), from Arabic فَنّ (fann), from earlier Persian پند (pand).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fən/
Noun
editفَن • (fan) m (Hindi spelling फ़न)
References
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