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fitina

Faroese

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Noun

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fitina

  1. definite accusative singular of fiti

Hausa

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Etymology

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From Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fì.tí.nàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸɪ̀.tɪ́.nàː]

Noun

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fìtinā̀ f (plural fìtìnū, possessed form fìtinàr̃)

  1. trouble, quarrelling

Nupe

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Etymology

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From Hausa fìtinā̀, from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

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Noun

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fìtína (plural fìtínazhì)

  1. bother; annoyance
    Synonyms: radzá, sungàn, wàála

Old Norse

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fitina

  1. definite accusative singular of fit

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).[1]

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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fitina (n class, plural fitina)

  1. antagonism, quarrelling
  2. mutiny, conspiracy

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 227 Nr. 2085

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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From Hausa fìtinā̀, ultimately from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

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Noun

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fìtínà

  1. trouble, unease, conflict
    fìtínà ńlá dé bá wọn lórí ọ̀rọ̀ ilẹ̀ ― They encountered serious trouble over the land dispute

Etymology 2

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From Arabic فَتَنَ (fatana).

Verb

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fìtínà

  1. to bother, to annoy, to test, to pester
    Synonym: dánwò
    ó fìtínà ẹ̀míi wa ― She annoyed all our lives
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