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Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of cessation, perishing, and passing away. It extends to notions of extreme old age, the end of something, and even the space in front of a dwelling. It can also relate to agreement or conformity.

Derived headwords

فَنِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to perishboth

    To cease to exist, to be destroyed, or to die.

  2. 2.
    to become oldboth

    To reach an advanced age, to become very old.

فَنَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    cessationboth

    The state of non-existence, perishing, or annihilation.

  2. 2.
    old ageboth

    Extreme old age, the state of being very old.

  3. 3.
    courtyardboth

    The open space in front of a house or dwelling.

أَفْنَىverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to perishboth

    To bring something or someone to an end, to destroy it, or to cause it to cease to exist.

  2. 2.
    to make oldclassical

    To cause someone to become very old.

فَانٍadjective
  1. 1.
    perishingboth

    Subject to perishing, mortal, or temporary.

  2. 2.
    elderlyboth

    An old person, especially one who is very old.

تَفَانَوْاverb
  1. 1.
    to destroy each otherboth

    To engage in mutual destruction, where each party causes the other to perish.

أَفْنِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    courtyardsboth

    Plural of 'finaa', referring to the open spaces in front of houses.

فَانَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to deal withclassical

    To manage, handle, or deal with someone or something, often implying a degree of diplomacy or careful handling.

مِفْنَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    congenialclassical

    A land that is suitable or agreeable to its inhabitants.

أَفَانِينnoun
  1. 1.
    plantsclassical

    A type of plant, with 'afnan' being the singular form.

Parallel reading

فَنِيَ، كَرَضِيَ وَسَعَى، فَنَاءً: عَدَمٌ
Faniya, like radhiya and sa'a, means cessation/non-existence.
وَأَفْنَاهُ غَيْرُهُ
And another caused him to perish.
وَفُلَانٌ: هَرِمَ
And 'fulan' (in this context) means he became very old.
وَالفَانِي: الشَّيْخُ الكَبِيرُ
And 'al-fani' refers to the elderly man.
وَتَفَانَوْا: أَفْنَى بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا
And 'tafanaaw' means they destroyed each other.
وَفِنَاءُ الدَّارِ، كَكِسَاءٍ: مَا اتَّسَعَ مِنْ أَمَامِهَا
And 'finaa' al-daar', like 'kisaa', is the spacious area in front of it.
ج: أَفْنِيَةٌ وَفُنِيٌّ
Its plural is 'afniyah' and 'funiyy'.
وَفَانَاهُ: دَارَاهُ
And 'faanaahu' means he dealt with him.
وَأَرْضٌ مِفْنَاءٌ: مُوَافِقَةٌ لِنَازِلِيهَا
And 'ardun mifnaa' is a land agreeable to its inhabitants.
وَالأَفَانِينُ: نَبْتٌ، وَاحِدَتُهَا: كَثَمَانِيَةٍ
And 'al-afaneen' are plants, the singular of which is like 'thamaaniyah' (a specific plant name).