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ف ن س

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to poverty and potentially to spreading gossip or being a talebearer. The primary discussion revolves around a word derived from 'fals' (bankruptcy) with a letter substitution, signifying extreme poverty.

Derived headwords

الفنسnoun
  1. 1.
    Extreme povertyclassical

    A state of dire and overwhelming poverty, described as 'al-faqr al-mudqi'.

فلسnoun
  1. 1.
    Bankruptcymodern

    The state of being bankrupt or having no money.

إفلاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Bankruptcymodern

    The act or state of being bankrupt.

فنسverb
  1. 1.
    To spread gossipclassical

    To act as a talebearer or to spread rumors and gossip.

فانوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Talebearerclassical

    One who spreads gossip and rumors.

  2. 2.
    Lanternmodern

    A portable light source, possibly derived from the concept of spreading or illuminating.

Parallel reading

الفنس، محركة، أهمله الجوهري
Al-fans, vocalized with harakat, was neglected by Al-Jauhari.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو الفقر المدقع
And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: it is extreme poverty.
وقال الأزهري: الأصل فيه: الفلس، من الإفلاس، فأبدلت اللام نونا، كما ترى.
And Al-Azharī said: its origin is 'al-fals', from 'iflas' (bankruptcy), and the 'lam' was substituted with a 'nun', as you see.
والفانوس: النمام
And 'al-fānūs' is the talebearer.
وقد فنس، إذا نم
And he 'fans', if he spreads gossip.
عن الإمام أبي عبد الله محمد بن علي بن عمر التميمي المازري في كتابه المعلم
From Imam Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Ali bin Omar Al-Mazari in his book Al-Mu'allim.
وهو أحد شيوخ القاضي عياض، مات سنة
And he is one of the teachers of Qadi Iyad, he died in the year.
وكأن فانوس الشمع منه.
And it is as if the candle lantern is from it.