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فين

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to time, specifically periods or intervals. It also extends to descriptions of hair, implying a certain quality or length associated with time or abundance.

Derived headwords

الفَيْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the timeboth

    the time

فَيْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    time, periodboth

    A specific duration or interval of time, used without the definite article.

  2. 2.
    occasionclassical

    A particular instance or occurrence, used without the definite article.

فَيْنَانadjective
  1. 1.
    having beautiful hairboth

    having beautiful hair

Parallel reading

الفينات: الساعات.
Al-fīnāt: the hours.
لقيته الفينة بعد الفينة،
I met him time after time,
أي الحين بعد الحين.
meaning hour after hour.
وإن شئت حذفت الألف واللام فقلت لقيته فينة،
And if you wish, you can omit the definite article and say 'I met him at a time',
كما قالوا: لقيته الندرى، وفى ندرى.
as they said: 'I met him at random', and 'in random'.
ورجل فينان الشعر،
And a man with long, beautiful hair,
أي حسن الشعر طويله،
meaning beautiful and long hair,
وهو فعلان.
and it is on the pattern of 'fa'lān'.