فتن

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root فتن (f-t-n) primarily concerns testing, trial, and affliction, often with a connotation of corruption or leading astray. It extends to concepts of burning, temptation, and the loss of one's senses or possessions due to hardship or deception.

Derived headwords

الفِتْنَةnoun

1.
trial, testboth
An examination or test, often to ascertain quality or truth.
2.
affliction, tribulationboth
A severe hardship or trial that can cause loss of wealth or reason.
3.
temptation, seductionboth
The act of being led astray or corrupted, often by external influence.

فَتَنَverb

1.
He tested the gold, he tests it with kasra, a testing, and also tested, if he put it in the fire to see its qualityboth
He tested the gold, he tests it with kasra, a testing, and also tested, if he put it in the fire to see its quality
2.
thick bread attributed to its placeboth
thick bread attributed to its place
3.
if he was testedboth
if he was tested

مَفْتُونadjective

1.
meaning testedboth
meaning tested
2.
afflicted by trial/temptationboth
afflicted by trial/temptation
3.
the one spoken about, specifically dominantboth
the one spoken about, specifically dominant

فُتُونnoun

1.
temptation, transitive and intransitive, meaning cunning and denialboth
temptation, transitive and intransitive, meaning cunning and denial

افتتنverb

1.
if a trial afflicted him and his wealth or mind went awayboth
if a trial afflicted him and his wealth or mind went away

فاتِنadjective

1.
the one who misleads from the truthboth
the one who misleads from the truth

مُفْتَتِنadjective

1.
tempted, seducedboth
One who is tempted or led astray.

فتّانnoun

1.
the goldsmith who tests, and likewise Satanboth
the goldsmith who tests, and likewise Satan

مُفْتِنverb

1.
to greatly tempt/afflictclassical
To cause extreme temptation or affliction; to be extremely tested.

أَفْتَنَverb

1.
he came with various stylesboth
he came with various styles

مُفْتَنadjective

1.
greatly tempted/afflictedclassical
Extremely tempted or afflicted; severely tested.

فَتَبَنnoun

1.
burnt silverclassical
Silver that has been burned or refined by fire.

الحَرَّةnoun

1.
land with black, porous stones as if burned by fireboth
land with black, porous stones as if burned by fire
2.
noble, generousboth
noble, generous
3.
opposite of a slave-girlboth
opposite of a slave-girl

Parallel reading

الفتنة الامتحان والاختبار

Al-fitnah is examination and testing.

فتنت الذهب، إذا أدخلته النار لتنظر ما جودته

You test gold when you put it into fire to see its quality.

ودينار مفتون

And a tested dinar.

إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين

Indeed, those who tempted the believers

ويسمى الصائغ الفتان، وكذلك الشيطان

And the goldsmith is called al-fattan, and so is Satan.

المؤمن أخو المؤمن يسعهما الماء والشجر ويتعاونان على الفتان

A believer is the brother of a believer; water and trees accommodate them both, and they cooperate against the tempter.

الفتن: الإحراق

Al-fitn: burning.

يوم هم على النار يفتنون

The Day they are in the Fire, they will be burned.

وورق فتبن، أي فضة محرقة

And burnt silver, meaning refined silver.

ويقال للحرة فتين، كأن حجارتها محرقة

And the stony ground is called 'fatin', as if its stones are burning.

افتتن الرجل وفتن، فهو مفتون، إذا أصابته فتنة فذهب ماله أو عقله

A man becomes afflicted and is tempted, and he is 'maftun', if a trial befalls him and his wealth or his mind is lost.

وفتناك فتونا

And We tested you with a testing.

والفتون أيضا: الافتتان، يتعدى ولا يتعدى

And al-futun is also: al-iftitan, it is transitive and intransitive.

وقلب فاتن، أي مفتتن

And a tempting heart, meaning one that is tempted.

رخيم الكلام قطيع القيا * م أمسى فؤادي بها فاتنا

Her speech is soft, her posture is graceful; my heart has become captivated by her.

وفتنته المرأة، إذا دلهته، وافتتنته أيضا

And a woman tempted him, if she led him astray, and also seduced him.

لئن فتنتنى فهى بالامس أفتنت * سعيد فأمسى قد قلا كل مسلم

If she tempted me, she tempted Sa'id yesterday, so he woke up hating all Muslims.

والفاتن: المضل عن الحق

And al-fatin: the one who misleads from the truth.

ما أنتم عليه بفاتنين

You are not misleading [us] in what you are upon.

بأيكم المفتون

Which of you is the tempted one?

والمفتون: الفتنة، وهو مصدر كالمعقول والمجلود والمحلو

And al-maftun: al-fitnah, and it is a masdar like ma'qul, majlud, and mahlu.

فتنته تفتينا فهو مفتن، أي مفتون جدا

He tempted him greatly, so he is 'muftann', meaning very tempted.

والفتان بكسر الفاء: غشاء للرحل من أدم

And al-fattan (with kasra on the fa): a covering for the rider made of leather.

فثنيت كفى والفتان ونمرقى * ومكانهن الكور والنسعان

So I adjusted my hand, the saddle-covering, and my cushion; and their place was the saddle-bags and the straps.