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فن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

فَنَّةٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ ذ A particular period of time; [or a particular time; ] as also فَيْنَةٌ. (T, K. *) The Arabs say, كُنْتُ بِحَالِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَنَّةً مِنَ الدَّهْرِ and فَيْنَةً مِنَالدَّهْرِ [ I was in such and such a state, or condition, at, or during, a particular time ]. (T.)

Derived headwords

فَنَّةٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ
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كُنْتُ بِحَالِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَنَّةً مِنَ الدَّهْرِ
فَيْنَةً مِنَالدَّهْرِ