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فنء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes abundance, multitude, and a large group. It is used to describe plentiful wealth and a gathering of people.

Derived headwords

الفَنَأُnoun
  1. 1.
    abundanceboth

    A state of being plentiful or numerous, especially referring to wealth.

مال ذو فنإ — wealth that is abundant
فَنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantclassical

    To be plentiful or numerous, used as a variant of 'fanā'.

الفَنْءُnoun
  1. 1.
    groupboth

    A gathering or collection of people, derived from the sense of multitude.

جاء فنء منهم — a group of them came

Parallel reading

الفنأ محركة: الكثرة
Al-fanā' (vowelized with fath on the first letter and fath on the second) means abundance.
مال ذو فنإ
wealth that is abundant
أي كثرة
meaning abundance.
وقد أجود وما مالي بذي فنإ
And I may be generous, and my wealth is not abundant
وأكتم السر فيه ضربه العنق
And I conceal the secret, striking the neck is its punishment.
ورواية يعقوب في الألفاظ: بذي فنع
And Ya'qub's narration in Al-Alfāẓ is: with abundant wealth (using 'fana' with 'ayn').
الفنء (بالسكون: الجماعة) من الناس
Al-fan' (with sukun on the first letter) means a group of people.
كأنه مأخوذ من معنى الكثرة
It is as if it is derived from the meaning of abundance.
يقال: جاء فنء منهم
It is said: a group of them came.
أي جماعة
meaning a group.