الفن

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to states, conditions, types, and divisions. It extends to concepts of adornment, complexity, and variety, encompassing diverse meanings from specific natural phenomena to abstract qualities and actions.

Derived headwords

الفَنّnoun

1.
state, conditionboth
The current state or condition of something.
2.
type, kindboth
A sort or kind of thing, a category.
3.
artmodern
Skillful creation or performance, often in a creative or aesthetic domain.
4.
adornment, embellishmentclassical
The act of making something beautiful or attractive.
5.
deception, guileclassical
A trick or stratagem used to mislead.
6.
delay, procrastinationclassical
The act of putting off or postponing.
7.
hardship, sufferingclassical
Difficulty or distress.

أَفْنُونnoun

1.
branchboth
A branch of a tree.
2.
type, kindboth
A variety or sort of something.
3.
twisted thingclassical
Something that is twisted or coiled.
4.
mixed speechclassical
Speech that is convoluted or mixed.
5.
mixed gaitclassical
A mixed or varied gait of a horse or camel.
6.
calamity, disasterclassical
A sudden event causing great damage or suffering.
7.
early stageclassical
The beginning of youth, clouds, etc.

فُنُونnoun

1.
types, kindsboth
Plural of 'fann', referring to various sorts or categories.
2.
artsmodern
Plural of 'fann' in the sense of creative disciplines.
3.
varietiesboth
Different kinds or sorts.

افتَنّverb

1.
to engage in various kinds of speechclassical
To begin speaking in diverse or complex ways.

وافتن: أخذ في فنون من القول — And he engaged in various kinds of speech.

فَنَّنَverb

1.
to make into types or kindsclassical
To divide people or things into different categories.
2.
to mix, to diversifyclassical
To combine different elements or types.

وفنن الناس: جعلهم فنونا — And he made people into types/kinds.

الأَفْنُونnoun

1.
snakeclassical
A type of serpent.
2.
flabby old womanclassical
An old woman who is loose-skinned or aged.
3.
twisted branchclassical
A branch that is coiled or bent.
4.
convoluted speechclassical
Speech that is intricate or mixed.
5.
mixed gaitclassical
A varied gait of a horse or camel.
6.
calamityclassical
A great disaster or misfortune.
7.
early stageclassical
The beginning of youth, clouds, or other phenomena.
8.
nicknameclassical
A title or epithet for the poet Sarem bin Ma'shar al-Taghlibi.

الفَنَنnoun

1.
branchboth
A branch of a tree.

فَنَّاءadjective

1.
abundant in branchesclassical
Describing a tree that has many branches.

فَنْوَاءadjective

1.
abundant in branchesclassical
Describing a tree that has many branches.

التَّفْنِينnoun

1.
mixing, diversificationclassical
The act of mixing or diversifying things.
2.
patterning in fabricclassical
Designs or stripes in a garment that are not of the same material.
3.
uneven wear in fabricclassical
Damage to a garment, not by tearing, but by uneven weaving or thinning.

شعر فينانphrase

1.
hair with many strandsclassical
Describing hair that is abundant and has many locks or strands.

وشعر فينان: له أفنان — And hair with many strands: it has branches.

امرأة فينانةphrase

1.
woman with abundant hairclassical
Describing a woman who has a lot of hair.

وامرأة فينانة: كثيرة الشعر — And a woman with abundant hair: much hair.

الفَنِينnoun

1.
swelling in the armpitclassical
A type of tumor or swelling located in the armpit.
2.
painclassical
A general term for pain.
3.
camel with swellingclassical
A camel that suffers from the aforementioned swelling or pain.
4.
valleyclassical
A specific valley in Najd.
5.
place nameclassical
A location in Merv.

بعير فنينphrase

1.
camel with swelling/painclassical
A camel afflicted with a swelling or pain, particularly in the armpit area.

مُفَنَّنadjective

1.
having varied gaitsclassical
Describing a wild ass that exhibits diverse ways of running.

وكشداد: الحمار الوحشي له فنون من العدو — And like 'kashshād': the wild ass has various ways of running.

مُفِنّadjective

1.
one who does wondrous thingsclassical
A man who performs astonishing or unusual deeds.

ورجل مفن، كمسن: يأتي بالعجائب — And a man who does wondrous things, like 'musinn': he brings forth marvels.

مُفَنَّةnoun

1.
wondrous deedclassical
An astonishing or remarkable act.

وهي مفنة — And it is a wondrous deed.

الفَنَّةnoun

1.
hour, momentclassical
A short period of time, an instant.
2.
time, epochclassical
A portion or era of time.
3.
abundance of herbageclassical
A large quantity of grass or fodder.

الفِينَةnoun

1.
hour, momentclassical
A short period of time, an instant.
2.
time, epochclassical
A portion or era of time.

كالفينة — Like the moment.

العَجُوز السَّيِّئة الخُلُقphrase

1.
ill-mannered old womanclassical
An elderly woman with a bad disposition.

وَكَمَعْظَمَة: العَجُوز السَّيِّئة الخُلُق — And like 'ma'ẓamah': the ill-mannered old woman.

ناقة يُخَيَّل إليك أنها عُشراءphrase

1.
camel that appears pregnantclassical
A female camel that falsely seems to be with young.

وناقة يخيل إليك أنها عشراء، ثم تنكشف من الكشاف — And a camel that appears pregnant to you, then is revealed not to be.

فَنّ عِلْمphrase

1.
skillful handling of knowledgeclassical
Excellence in managing or applying knowledge.

وهو فن علم، بالكسر: حسن القيام به — And it is a skillful handling of knowledge, with kasra: excellence in performing it.

أحمد بن أبي فَنَنname

1.
poet's nameclassical
The name of a poet.

وأحمد بن أبي فنن، محركة: شاعر — And Ahmad bin Abi Funan, with haraka: a poet.

أبو عثمان الفَنِينِيّname

1.
hadith scholar's nameclassical
The name of a scholar of hadith.

وأبو عثمان الفنيني، كسكيني: محدث — And Abu Uthman al-Funayni, like 'uskayni': a hadith scholar.

فَنْفَنَverb

1.
to scatter camels lazilyclassical
To disperse one's camels out of laziness or idleness.

وفنفن: فرق إبله كسلا وتوانيا — And he scattered his camels lazily and idly.

استَفَنَّهُverb

1.
to make him adopt varied gaitsclassical
To cause someone or something to move in diverse ways.

واستفنه: حمله على فنون من المشي — And he made him adopt varied gaits: he made him move in various ways.

Parallel reading

الفَنّ: الحال، والضرب من الشيء، كالأفنون ج: أفنان وفنون، والطرد، والغين، والمطل، والعناء، والتزيين.

Al-Fann: the state, and the type of a thing, like al-afnūn, plural: afnān and funūn, and chasing, and deception, and delay, and hardship, and adornment.

وافتن: أخذ في فنون من القول.

And he engaged in various kinds of speech.

وفنن الناس: جعلهم فنونا.

And he made people into types/kinds.

والأفنون، بالضم: الحية، والعجوز المسترخية، أو المسنة، والغصن الملتف، والكلام المثبج، والجري المختلط من جري الفرس والناقة، والداهية، و من الشباب والسحاب: أولهما، ولقب صريم بن معشر التغلبي الشاعر.

And al-afnūn, with damma: the snake, the flabby old woman, or the aged one, the twisted branch, the convoluted speech, the mixed gait of a horse and camel, the calamity, and from youth and clouds: their beginning, and the nickname of the poet Sarem bin Ma'shar al-Taghlibi.

والفنن، محركة: الغصن ج: أفنان جج: أفانين.

And al-fanan, with haraka: the branch, plural: afnān, plural of plurals: afānīn.

وشجرة فناء وفنواء: كثيرتها.

And a tree fannā' and fannwā': abundant in its branches.

والتفنين: التخليط، و في الثوب: طرائق ليست من جنسه، وبلى الثوب بلا تشقق، أو اختلاف نسجه برقة مكان وكثافة مكان.

And al-tafnīn: mixing, and in a garment: stripes not of its kind, and wear on a garment without tearing, or variation in its weave with thinness in one place and thickness in another.

وشعر فينان: له أفنان.

And hair fīnnān: it has branches (strands).

وامرأة فينانة: كثيرة الشعر.

And a woman fīnnānah: abundant in hair.

والفنين: تورم في الإبط، ووجع، والبعير الذي به ذلك فنين أيضا ومفنون، وواد بنجد، وة بمرو.

And al-fannīn: a swelling in the armpit, and pain, and the camel that has that is also fannīn and mufannan, and a valley in Najd, and a place in Merv.

وكشداد: الحمار الوحشي له فنون من العدو.

And like 'kashshād': the wild ass has various ways of running.

ورجل مفن، كمسن: يأتي بالعجائب، وهي مفنة.

And a man mufinn, like 'musinn': he brings forth marvels, and it is a mufannah (wondrous deed).

والفنة: الساعة، والطرف من الدهر، كالفينة، وبالضم: الكثير من الكلأ.

And al-fannah: the hour, and the portion of time, like al-fīnah, and with damma: the abundance of herbage.

وكمعظمة: العجوز السيئة الخلق، وناقة يخيل إليك أنها عشراء، ثم تنكشف من الكشاف.

And like 'ma'ẓamah': the ill-mannered old woman, and a camel that appears pregnant to you, then is revealed not to be.

وهو فن علم، بالكسر: حسن القيام به.

And it is a skillful handling of knowledge, with kasra: excellence in performing it.

وأحمد بن أبي فنن، محركة: شاعر.

And Ahmad bin Abi Funan, with haraka: a poet.

وأبو عثمان الفنيني، كسكيني: محدث.

And Abu Uthman al-Funayni, like 'uskayni': a hadith scholar.

وفنفن: فرق إبله كسلا وتوانيا.

And he scattered his camels lazily and idly.

واستفنه: حمله على فنون من المشي.

And he made him adopt varied gaits: he made him move in various ways.