فنا

Ottoman Turkish

Adjective

فنا • (fena)

1. Alternative spelling of فناء

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَنَاء (fanāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fa.ˈnɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.nɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.nɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fä.nɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fä.nɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.nɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.nɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	fanā
Dari reading?	fanā
Iranian reading?	fanâ
Tajik reading?	fano

Noun

فنا • (fanâ)

1. annihilation, evanescence, extinction, perishment

   Synonyms: نابودی (nâbudi), دمار (damâr), هلاک (halâk), زوال (zavâl), هلاکت (halâkat)

2. (Sufism) annihilation of the individual by being absorbed into God

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “فنا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim