فنو

أَفْنَاآءٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ ذ means Mixed sorts of men or people; like أَعْنَاآءٌ: and the sings. are [said to be] فِنْوٌ and عِنْوٌ: (IAar, T:) one says, هُوَ مِنْ أَفْنَاآءِ النَّاسِ when it is not known of whom he is: (S:) or رَجَلٌ مِنْ أَفْنَاآءِ القَبَائِلِ, meaning a man such that one knows not of what tribe he is: but some hold that one says only, قَوْمٌ من افناآء القبائل; not رَجُلٌ; and that there is no sing. of أَفْنَاآء: (M in art. فنى:) accord. to AHeyth, one says, هٰؤُلَاآءِ مِنْ أَفْنَاآءِ النَّاسِ, meaning these are of the strangers from this and that place: but one does not say, speaking of one person, رَجُلٌ من افناآء الناس: and Umm El-Heythem knew not a sing. of أَفْنَاآء. (T in art. فنى.)