فنن

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root 'فنن' primarily relates to variety, diversity, and branching. It extends to concepts of deviation, complexity, and the act of diversifying or elaborating, particularly in speech or movement. It also encompasses physical branching like tree limbs and, metaphorically, different types of people or qualities.

Derived headwords

الفَنّnoun

1.
type, kindboth
A category or sort of thing; one of the various kinds or types.
2.
state, conditionclassical
A particular state or condition of affairs.
3.
artmodern
A branch of creative activity, such as painting or sculpture.

فَنَّنَverb

1.
to diversify, varyboth
To make something diverse or varied; to introduce different kinds or types.
2.
to elaborate, ramifyclassical
To speak or act in a complex or elaborate manner, branching into different points.
3.
to drive, herdclassical
To drive or herd animals, especially camels.
4.
to trouble, distressclassical
To cause someone distress or hardship.

التَّفَنُّنnoun

1.
diversification, varietyboth
The act of diversifying or introducing variety; a state of being varied.
2.
elaboration, complexityclassical
The act of speaking or acting in a complex, elaborate, or ramified manner.
3.
mixing, blendingclassical
The act of mixing or blending different elements, such as colors or types.
4.
disorder, frayingclassical
The fraying or coming apart of a garment due to wear.

مُفَنِّنadjective

1.
versatile, creativeboth
One who is skilled in many arts or fields; one who brings forth wonders or novelties.
2.
elaborate, complexclassical
Characterized by variety, complexity, or elaboration, especially in speech.
3.
ill-tempered, bad-manneredclassical
A woman or man who is large, ill-tempered, or of bad character.

مُفَنَّنَةadjective

1.
versatile, creativeboth
A woman who is skilled in many arts or fields; one who brings forth wonders or novelties.
2.
ill-tempered, bad-manneredclassical
A woman who is large, ill-tempered, or of bad character.

افْتَنَّverb

1.
to elaborate, ramifyclassical
To engage in complex or varied speech or discourse, branching into different topics.
2.
to deviate, strayclassical
To deviate or stray from a course, especially in speech or movement.
3.
to drive, herdclassical
To drive or herd animals.

أَفْنَانnoun

1.
branchesboth
Plural of 'fann', referring to branches of a tree or similar structures.
2.
types, varietiesboth
Plural of 'fann', referring to different kinds or sorts.
3.
strands of hairclassical
Locks or strands of hair.

الفَنَنnoun

1.
branchclassical
A straight branch of a tree, extending in length and width.
2.
twig, shootclassical
A twig or shoot, especially one that has been cut.
3.
swell, painclassical
A swelling or pain in the armpit.

فَنَنَاءadjective

1.
long-branchedclassical
A tree with long or numerous branches.
2.
long-hairedclassical
A woman with abundant or long hair.

شَجَرَةٌ فَنَّاءٌnoun

1.
tree with many branchesclassical
A tree characterized by its numerous or long branches.

شَعْرٌ فَيْنَانnoun

1.
long, beautiful hairclassical
Hair that is long, abundant, and beautiful.

فَيْنَانadjective

1.
long, abundant (hair)classical
Describing hair that is long and abundant.
2.
swollen (armpit)classical
Describing a swelling or pain in the armpit.

الأَفْنُونnoun

1.
old womanclassical
An old woman, especially a wizened or cunning one.
2.
serpent, snakeclassical
A serpent or snake.
3.
cunning personclassical
A cunning or crafty person, often a woman.
4.
twisted branchclassical
A twisted or intertwined branch.
5.
mixed gaitclassical
A mixed or irregular gait of a horse or camel.

مُفَنَّنadjective

1.
varied, diverseboth
Having variety or diversity; composed of different kinds.
2.
swollen (armpit)classical
Having a swelling or pain in the armpit.

فَنٌّnoun

1.
driving, herdingclassical
The act of driving or herding animals.
2.
hardship, distressclassical
Hardship, distress, or difficulty.
3.
deception, cheatingclassical
Deception, cheating, or being cheated (غبن).
4.
delay, procrastinationclassical
Delay or procrastination.

فَنَّاءadjective

1.
long-branchedclassical
Describing a tree with long or numerous branches.
2.
long-hairedclassical
Describing a woman with abundant or long hair.

فَنِينnoun

1.
swelling, painclassical
A swelling or pain in the armpit.

بَعِيرٌ فَنِينٌnoun

1.
camel with swollen armpitclassical
A camel suffering from a swelling or pain in its armpit.

بَعِيرٌ مُفَنَّنٌnoun

1.
camel with swollen armpitclassical
A camel suffering from a swelling or pain in its armpit.

أَفْنُونname

1.
woman's nameclassical
A proper name for a woman.
2.
poet's nameclassical
A proper name for a poet.

فَنِينَةnoun

1.
swelling, painclassical
A swelling or pain in the armpit.

Parallel reading

الفن: واحد الفنون، وهي الأنواع، والفن الحال.

Al-fann: the singular of al-funūn, which are types, and al-fann is the state.

والجمع أفنان وفنون، وهو الأفنون.

And the plural is afnān and funūn, and it is al-afnūn.

يقال: رعينا فنون النبات، وأصبنا فنون الأموال؛

It is said: We grazed on various kinds of plants, and we obtained various kinds of wealth;

والرجل يفنن الكلام أي يشتق في فن بعد فن، والتفنن فعلك.

And a man diversifies speech, meaning he branches into one art after another, and al-tafannun is your action.

ورجل مفن: يأتي بالعجائب، وامرأة مفنة.

And a man is mufannin: he brings forth wonders, and a woman is mufannah.

وإن المجلس ليجمع فنونا من الناس أي ناسا ليسوا من قبيلة واحدة.

And indeed the gathering brings together various kinds of people, meaning people not from a single tribe.

والتفنين: التخليط؛ يقال: ثوب فيه تفنين إذا كان فيه طرائق ليست من جنسه.

And al-tafneen: mixing; it is said: a garment has tafneen if it has patterns not of its kind.

والفنن: الغصن المستقيم طولا وعرضا؛

And al-fanan: the straight branch in length and width;

والفنن: الغصن، وقيل: الغصن القضيب يعني المقضوب، والفنن: ما تشعب منه، والجمع أفنان.

And al-fanan: the branch, and it is said: the cut branch, and al-fanan: what branches from it, and the plural is afnān.

وأما قول الشاعر: منا أن ذر قرن الشمس، حتى ... أغاث شريدهم فنن الظلام

As for the poet's saying: From us, when the sun sets, until... their strays are aided by the branches of darkness

وشجرة فنواء: طويلة الأفنان، على غير قياس.

And a fanwā' tree: long-branched, not according to the standard measure.

ذواتا أفنان ؛ قال: ظل الأغصان على الحيطان؛

Possessing branches; he said: the shade of branches on the walls;

وإن أردت بها الألوان فواحدها فن وفنن، كما قالوا سن وسنن وعن وعنن.

And if you mean colors by them, their singular is fann and fannn, as they said sin and sinan, and 'an and 'anan.

وفي حديث سدرة المنتهى: يسير الراكب في ظل الفنن مائة سنة.

And in the hadith of Sidrat al-Muntaha: the rider travels in the shade of the branch for a hundred years.

ورجل فينان وامرأة فينانة؛ قال ابن سيده: وهذا هو القياس لأن المذكر فينان مصروف مشتق من أفنان الشجر.

And a man is fīnan and a woman is fīnanah; Ibn Sīdah said: And this is the analogy because the masculine fīnan is declined, derived from the branches of the tree.

وفي الحديث: أهل الجنة مرد مكحلون أولو أفانين ؛ يريد أولو شعور وجمم.

And in the hadith: The people of Paradise will be beardless, kohl-eyed, possessing abundant hair; meaning possessing hair and thick locks.

وأفانين: جمع أفنان، وأفنان: جمع فنن، وهو الخصلة من الشعر، شبه بالغصن؛

And afānīn: plural of afnān, and afnān: plural of fannn, which is a lock of hair, likened to a branch;

ينفضن أفنان السبيب والعذر يصف الخيل ونفضها خصل شعر نواصيها وأذنابها؛

They shake the locks of the forelocks and tails, describing the horses and their shaking of the forelock and tail hairs;

يعني خصل جمة رأسه حين شاب.

Meaning the abundant locks of his head when he turned gray.

والأفانين: الأساليب، وهي أجناس الكلام وطرقه.

And al-afānīn: the styles, which are the genres and methods of speech.

ورجل متفنن أي ذو فنون.

And a mutafannin man, meaning one with many arts.

والأفنون: الحية، وقيل: العجوز، وقيل: العجوز المسنة، وقيل: الداهية؛

And al-afnūn: the serpent, and it is said: the old woman, and it is said: the aged old woman, and it is said: the cunning one;

والتفنين: فعل الثوب إذا بلي فتفزر بعضه من بعض، وفي المحكم: التفنين تفزر الثوب إذا بلي من غير تشقق شديد،

And al-tafneen: the action of a garment when it wears out and some parts separate from others, and in Al-Muḥkam: al-tafneen is the fraying of a garment when it wears out without severe tearing,

والعرب تقول كنت بحال كذا وكذا فنة من الدهر وفينة من الدهر وضربة من الدهر أي طرفا من الدهر.

And the Arabs say: I was in such and such a state for a period of time, and a time of the age, and a stroke of time, meaning a part of time.

والفنين: ورم في الإبط ووجع؛

And al-fanīn: a swelling in the armpit and pain;

وبعير فنين ومفنون: به ورم في إبطه؛

And a fanīn camel and a mufannun camel: it has a swelling in its armpit;

اليفن، بفتح الياء والفاء وتخفيف النون، الكبير، وقيل: الشيخ الفاني، والياء فيه أصلية؛

Al-yáfan, with fatha on the ya and fa and a light nun, the old one, and it is said: the dying old man, and the ya is original;