فتنة

See also: فتنه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ت ن (f-t-n), related with seduction and revolt. Compare فَتَنَ (fatana, “to trial”).

Noun

فِتْنَة • (fitna) f (plural فِتَن (fitan))

  1. trial
  2. strife
  3. civil war
  4. sedition
  5. tribulation
  6. charm
  7. craze
  8. crime

Declension
Declension of noun فِتْنَة (fitna)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal فِتْنَة
fitna		 الْفِتْنَة
al-fitna		 فِتْنَة
fitnat
Nominative فِتْنَةٌ
fitnatun		 الْفِتْنَةُ
al-fitnatu		 فِتْنَةُ
fitnatu
Accusative فِتْنَةً
fitnatan		 الْفِتْنَةَ
al-fitnata		 فِتْنَةَ
fitnata
Genitive فِتْنَةٍ
fitnatin		 الْفِتْنَةِ
al-fitnati		 فِتْنَةِ
fitnati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal فِتْنَتَيْن
fitnatayn		 الْفِتْنَتَيْن
al-fitnatayn		 فِتْنَتَيْ
fitnatay
Nominative فِتْنَتَانِ
fitnatāni		 الْفِتْنَتَانِ
al-fitnatāni		 فِتْنَتَا
fitnatā
Accusative فِتْنَتَيْنِ
fitnatayni		 الْفِتْنَتَيْنِ
al-fitnatayni		 فِتْنَتَيْ
fitnatay
Genitive فِتْنَتَيْنِ
fitnatayni		 الْفِتْنَتَيْنِ
al-fitnatayni		 فِتْنَتَيْ
fitnatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal فِتَن
fitan		 الْفِتَن
al-fitan		 فِتَن
fitan
Nominative فِتَنٌ
fitanun		 الْفِتَنُ
al-fitanu		 فِتَنُ
fitanu
Accusative فِتَنًا
fitanan		 الْفِتَنَ
al-fitana		 فِتَنَ
fitana
Genitive فِتَنٍ
fitanin		 الْفِتَنِ
al-fitani		 فِتَنِ
fitani

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: fitnə
  • → Bengali: ফেৎনা (fetna)
  • → Persian: فتنه (fetne, “seduction, trial”)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܦܬܢܐ (peṯnā, “tumult, discord”)
  • → Hausa: fìtinā̀
  • → Swahili: fitina

References
  • Corriente, Federico (2005) “فتنة”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe‎ (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 863
  • Wehr, Hans (1960) “فتنة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
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