فني

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ف ن ي (f n y)
5 terms

From Proto-Semitic *pan-. Compare Biblical Hebrew פָּנִים (pānîm, “face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ni.ja/

Verb

فَنِيَ • (faniya) I (non-past يَفْنَى (yafnā), verbal noun فَنَاء (fanāʔ))

1. to perish, to pass away

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:مات

   • 12th–13th century CE, Ibn Arabi, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     فَٱفْنَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَنَاءً سَرْمَدًا – فَٱلْفَنَا يُدْنِي إِلَى ذَاكَ ٱلْغِنَى

     fafna ʔin šiʔta fanāʔan sarmadan – fal-fanā yudnī ʔilā ḏāka l-ḡinā

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to cease, to wane, to vanish
3. to do one's best [with فِي (fī) ‘in a task’]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of فَنِيَ (I, final-weak, i ~ a, impersonal passive, verbal noun فَنَاء)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فَنَاء fanāʔ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						فَانٍ fānin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَفْنِيّ mafniyy
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَنِيتُ fanītu	فَنِيتَ fanīta	فَنِيَ faniya		فَنِيتُمَا fanītumā	فَنِيَا faniyā		فَنِينَا fanīnā	فَنِيتُمْ fanītum	فَنُوا fanū
	f		فَنِيتِ fanīti	فَنِيَتْ faniyat			فَنِيَتَا faniyatā			فَنِيتُنَّ fanītunna	فَنِينَ fanīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْنَى ʔafnā	تَفْنَى tafnā	يَفْنَى yafnā		تَفْنَيَانِ tafnayāni	يَفْنَيَانِ yafnayāni		نَفْنَى nafnā	تَفْنَوْنَ tafnawna	يَفْنَوْنَ yafnawna
	f		تَفْنَيْنَ tafnayna	تَفْنَى tafnā			تَفْنَيَانِ tafnayāni			تَفْنَيْنَ tafnayna	يَفْنَيْنَ yafnayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْنَى ʔafnā	تَفْنَى tafnā	يَفْنَى yafnā		تَفْنَيَا tafnayā	يَفْنَيَا yafnayā		نَفْنَى nafnā	تَفْنَوْا tafnaw	يَفْنَوْا yafnaw
	f		تَفْنَيْ tafnay	تَفْنَى tafnā			تَفْنَيَا tafnayā			تَفْنَيْنَ tafnayna	يَفْنَيْنَ yafnayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْنَ ʔafna	تَفْنَ tafna	يَفْنَ yafna		تَفْنَيَا tafnayā	يَفْنَيَا yafnayā		نَفْنَ nafna	تَفْنَوْا tafnaw	يَفْنَوْا yafnaw
	f		تَفْنَيْ tafnay	تَفْنَ tafna			تَفْنَيَا tafnayā			تَفْنَيْنَ tafnayna	يَفْنَيْنَ yafnayna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِفْنَ ifna			اِفْنَيَا ifnayā				اِفْنَوْا ifnaw
	f		اِفْنَيْ ifnay							اِفْنَيْنَ ifnayna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	فُنِيَ funiya		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُفْنَى yufnā		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُفْنَى yufnā		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُفْنَ yufna		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of فَنّ (fann, “specialty, art”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

فَنِّيّ • (fanniyy) (feminine فَنِّيَّة (fanniyya), masculine plural فَنِّيُّونَ (fanniyyūna), feminine plural فَنِّيَّات (fanniyyāt))

1. specialized
2. technical
3. artistic
4. tactical, strategic

Declension

Declension of adjective فَنِّيّ (fanniyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَنِّي fannī	الْفَنِّي al-fannī	فَنِّيَّة fanniyya	الْفَنِّيَّة al-fanniyya
Nominative	فَنِّيٌّ fanniyyun	الْفَنِّيُّ al-fanniyyu	فَنِّيَّةٌ fanniyyatun	الْفَنِّيَّةُ al-fanniyyatu
Accusative	فَنِّيًّا fanniyyan	الْفَنِّيَّ al-fanniyya	فَنِّيَّةً fanniyyatan	الْفَنِّيَّةَ al-fanniyyata
Genitive	فَنِّيٍّ fanniyyin	الْفَنِّيِّ al-fanniyyi	فَنِّيَّةٍ fanniyyatin	الْفَنِّيَّةِ al-fanniyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَنِّيَّيْن fanniyyayn	الْفَنِّيَّيْن al-fanniyyayn	فَنِّيَّتَيْن fanniyyatayn	الْفَنِّيَّتَيْن al-fanniyyatayn
Nominative	فَنِّيَّانِ fanniyyāni	الْفَنِّيَّانِ al-fanniyyāni	فَنِّيَّتَانِ fanniyyatāni	الْفَنِّيَّتَانِ al-fanniyyatāni
Accusative	فَنِّيَّيْنِ fanniyyayni	الْفَنِّيَّيْنِ al-fanniyyayni	فَنِّيَّتَيْنِ fanniyyatayni	الْفَنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-fanniyyatayni
Genitive	فَنِّيَّيْنِ fanniyyayni	الْفَنِّيَّيْنِ al-fanniyyayni	فَنِّيَّتَيْنِ fanniyyatayni	الْفَنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-fanniyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَنِّيِّين fanniyyīn	الْفَنِّيِّين al-fanniyyīn	فَنِّيَّات fanniyyāt	الْفَنِّيَّات al-fanniyyāt
Nominative	فَنِّيُّونَ fanniyyūna	الْفَنِّيُّونَ al-fanniyyūna	فَنِّيَّاتٌ fanniyyātun	الْفَنِّيَّاتُ al-fanniyyātu
Accusative	فَنِّيِّينَ fanniyyīna	الْفَنِّيِّينَ al-fanniyyīna	فَنِّيَّاتٍ fanniyyātin	الْفَنِّيَّاتِ al-fanniyyāti
Genitive	فَنِّيِّينَ fanniyyīna	الْفَنِّيِّينَ al-fanniyyīna	فَنِّيَّاتٍ fanniyyātin	الْفَنِّيَّاتِ al-fanniyyāti

Further reading

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “فن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

فَنِّيّ • (fanniyy) m (plural فَنِّيُّونَ (fanniyyūna), feminine فَنِّيَّة (fanniyya))

1. technician
2. artist

Declension

Declension of noun فَنِّيّ (fanniyy)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَنِّي fannī	الْفَنِّي al-fannī	فَنِّي fannī	فَنِّيَّة fanniyya	الْفَنِّيَّة al-fanniyya	فَنِّيَّة fanniyyat
Nominative	فَنِّيٌّ fanniyyun	الْفَنِّيُّ al-fanniyyu	فَنِّيُّ fanniyyu	فَنِّيَّةٌ fanniyyatun	الْفَنِّيَّةُ al-fanniyyatu	فَنِّيَّةُ fanniyyatu
Accusative	فَنِّيًّا fanniyyan	الْفَنِّيَّ al-fanniyya	فَنِّيَّ fanniyya	فَنِّيَّةً fanniyyatan	الْفَنِّيَّةَ al-fanniyyata	فَنِّيَّةَ fanniyyata
Genitive	فَنِّيٍّ fanniyyin	الْفَنِّيِّ al-fanniyyi	فَنِّيِّ fanniyyi	فَنِّيَّةٍ fanniyyatin	الْفَنِّيَّةِ al-fanniyyati	فَنِّيَّةِ fanniyyati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَنِّيَّيْن fanniyyayn	الْفَنِّيَّيْن al-fanniyyayn	فَنِّيَّيْ fanniyyay	فَنِّيَّتَيْن fanniyyatayn	الْفَنِّيَّتَيْن al-fanniyyatayn	فَنِّيَّتَيْ fanniyyatay
Nominative	فَنِّيَّانِ fanniyyāni	الْفَنِّيَّانِ al-fanniyyāni	فَنِّيَّا fanniyyā	فَنِّيَّتَانِ fanniyyatāni	الْفَنِّيَّتَانِ al-fanniyyatāni	فَنِّيَّتَا fanniyyatā
Accusative	فَنِّيَّيْنِ fanniyyayni	الْفَنِّيَّيْنِ al-fanniyyayni	فَنِّيَّيْ fanniyyay	فَنِّيَّتَيْنِ fanniyyatayni	الْفَنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-fanniyyatayni	فَنِّيَّتَيْ fanniyyatay
Genitive	فَنِّيَّيْنِ fanniyyayni	الْفَنِّيَّيْنِ al-fanniyyayni	فَنِّيَّيْ fanniyyay	فَنِّيَّتَيْنِ fanniyyatayni	الْفَنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-fanniyyatayni	فَنِّيَّتَيْ fanniyyatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَنِّيِّين fanniyyīn	الْفَنِّيِّين al-fanniyyīn	فَنِّيِّي fanniyyī	فَنِّيَّات fanniyyāt	الْفَنِّيَّات al-fanniyyāt	فَنِّيَّات fanniyyāt
Nominative	فَنِّيُّونَ fanniyyūna	الْفَنِّيُّونَ al-fanniyyūna	فَنِّيُّو fanniyyū	فَنِّيَّاتٌ fanniyyātun	الْفَنِّيَّاتُ al-fanniyyātu	فَنِّيَّاتُ fanniyyātu
Accusative	فَنِّيِّينَ fanniyyīna	الْفَنِّيِّينَ al-fanniyyīna	فَنِّيِّي fanniyyī	فَنِّيَّاتٍ fanniyyātin	الْفَنِّيَّاتِ al-fanniyyāti	فَنِّيَّاتِ fanniyyāti
Genitive	فَنِّيِّينَ fanniyyīna	الْفَنِّيِّينَ al-fanniyyīna	فَنِّيِّي fanniyyī	فَنِّيَّاتٍ fanniyyātin	الْفَنِّيَّاتِ al-fanniyyāti	فَنِّيَّاتِ fanniyyāti

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: فنی (fenni)
  • Turkish: fennî

Related terms

• فَنِّيَّات (fanniyyāt, “technique”)

Further reading

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “فن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
• Freytag, Georg (1830–1837) “فني”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), Halle: C. A. Schwetschke
• Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “فني”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فني”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate
• Wehr, Hans (1960) “فني”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz