فنى

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Form 1فَنِىَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it passed away and came to an end; he became old and infirmgenerated

1.1the present world—دَارُ الفَنَآءِ

and there is also the verb فَنَى, which is irregular, mentioned by Kr, who says it is of the dialect of Belhárith Ibn-Kaab; the first of the two verbs is the one commonly known. The maṣdar فَنَآءٌ belongs to both verbs.

Said of a thing: it passed away and came to an end; it became spent, or exhausted; it failed entirely; it ceased, or perished; or it was transitory, or non-existent.

Aboo-'Alee El-Kálee: the maṣdar means the same as نَفَادٌ, and is the opposite of بَقَآءٌ. The past tense means the same as عُدِمَ. Every created thing is said to be subject to الفَنَآء.

[The abode of passing away, evanescence, or perishing.] So in the T, under دور.

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1.1.1figurative · مجازhe became extremely aged, or old and infirm—فَنِىَ

Lebeed says: [His snares are spread in his way, and when the snares fail to catch him]

shāhid

حَبَائِلُهُ مَبْثُوثَةٌ بِسَبِيلهِوَيَفْنَى إِذَا مَا أَخْطَأَتْهُ الحَبَائِلُ

— meaning that he becomes old and infirm and so dies; or that, when death misses him, he becomes old and infirm.

Said of a man; muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above. The same as هَرِمَ; or he came to the verge of death through extreme age, or age and infirmity.

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, (T, S, M, Msb, K, &c.,) aor. يَفْنَى ; (T, M, Msb, K;) and فَنَى , aor. يَفْنَى , (M, K,) which is extr., mentioned by Kr, and said by him to be of the dial. of Belhárith Ibn-Kaab; (M;) the former of the two verbs being that which is commonly known; (TA;) inf. n. فَنَآءٌ , (T, S, M, Msb, K, &c.,) which is of both of the verbs; (TA;) It (i. e. a thing, S, Msb, TA) passed away and came to an end; vanished away; became spent, or exhausted; failed entirely; ceased, perished, or came to nought; or was, or became, transitory, evanescent, or non-existent; the inf. n. being syn. with نَفَادٌ ; (Aboo-'Alee El- Kálee, TA;) contr. of بَقَآءٌ ; (M, TA;) and the pret. being syn. with عُدِمَ : (K, TA:) it is said of every created thing that it is subject to الفَنَآء . (Msb.) [Hence] دَارُ الفَنَآءِ [The abode of transitoriness, evanescence, or perishableness,] means the present world. (T in art. دور .) And, said of a man, (T, M, K,) i. e. فَنِىَ , aor. and inf. n. as above, (M,) He was, or became, extremely aged; or old and infirm; syn. هَرِمَ : (M, K:) or he became on the verge of death by reason of extreme age or of age and infirmity. (T.) Lebeed says, 1 (T, M,) meaning [His snares are spread in his way, and when the snares fail to catch him] he becomes old and infirm and so dies: (T:) or it means, when death misses him he becomes old and infirm. (M.) حَبَائِلُهُ مَبْثُوثَةٌ بِسَبِيلهِ | وَيَفْنَى إِذَا مَا أَخْطَأَتْهُ الحَبَائِلُ

Form 3فاناهُ2 senses · 1 main

maṣdarمُفَانَاةٌ

Core sense — he soothed, or coaxed, him; he stilled himgenerated

3.1I make the time pass away easily, as though beguiling it—أُفَانِى الأَيَّامَ

. Said of a man: he soothed, or coaxed, him; and, according to El-Umawee, he stilled, or quieted, him.

El-Kumeyt says, speaking of anxieties: [They rouse him at one time, and at another they make him sedate, as her leader soothes, or coaxes, or as he quiets, the refractory mare]

shāhid

تُقِيمُهُ تَارَةً وَتُقْعِدُهُكَمَ يُفَانِى الشَّمُوسَ قَائِدُهَا

In the T, according to the TT, the verse ends with رَائِدُهَا [her pastor] instead of قَائِدُهَا.

According to IAar, فاناهُ means واِجاهُ [apparently a mistranscription for وَاخَاهُ, originally آخَاهُ: he fraternized with him, or acted with him in a brotherly way].

That is, أُزَجِّى الزَّمَانَ.

3.1.1the sons of such a one do not tend their cattle or property, and do not manage it well—بَنُو فُلَانٍ مَا يُعَانُونَ مَالَهُمْ وَلَا يُفَانُونَهُ

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, (T, S, M, K,) inf. n. مُفَانَاةٌ , (T, TA,) He (a man, S, M) soothed, or coaxed, him: (AA, T, S, M, K:) and, (M,) accord. to El-Umawee, (T, S,) he stilled, or quieted, him. (T, S, M.) El-Kumeyt says, (S, M,) mentioning anxieties, (M,) 1 [They rouse him at one time, and at another time they render him sedate like as her leader soothes, or coaxes, or like as he stills, or quiets, the refractory mare]. (S, M: in the T, accord. to the TT, the verse ends with رَائِدُهَا [her pastor], instead of قَائِدُهَا .) Accord. to IAar, فاناهُ signifies واِجاهُ [app. a mistranscription for وَاخَاهُ , originally آخَاهُ , He fraternized with him; or acted with him in a brotherly manner]. (TA.) [Hence the phrase] أُفَانِى الأَيَّامَ i. e. أُزَجِّى الزَّمَانَ [meaning I make the time to pass away easily; as though beguiling it]. (Har p. 607.) تُقِيمُهُ تَارَةً وَتُقْعِدُهُ | كَمَ يُفَانِى الشَّمُوسَ قَائِدُهَا And one says, بَنُو فُلَانٍ مَا يُعَانُونَ مَالَهُمْ وَلَا يُفَانُونَهُ i. e. The sons of such a one do not tend, or take care of, their cattle, or camels, or [other] property, and do not manage the same well. (T.)

Form 4افناهُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he caused it to pass away; he destroyed itgenerated

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He, or it, caused it, or him, to pass away and come to an end; to become spent, or exhausted; to fail entirely; to cease, or perish. He, or it, destroyed, or annihilated, it, or him. Transitive of فَنِىَ.

A rájiz, Abu-n-Nejm, describing a pastor of sheep or goats, says:

shāhid

يَقُولُ لَيْتَ ٱللّٰهَ قَدْ أَفْنَاهَا

. This may be an imprecation against them: he says, would that God had destroyed them.

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Or it means: would that God had made the plant called الفَنَى, that is, عِنَبُ الثَّعْلَبِ, grow for them, so that they might have plenty of milk and become fat.

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He, or it, caused it, or him, to pass away and come to an end; to vanish away; to become spent, or exhausted; to fail entirely; to cease, perish, or come to nought; he, or it, did away with, destroyed, or annihilated, it, or him; (T, S, * M, Msb, * K, TA;) trans. of فَنِىَ . (T, S, Msb, K.) The saying of a rájiz, (T, TA,) namely, Abu-n-Nejm, (TA,) describing a pastor of sheep or goats, 1 (T, TA,) may mean an imprecation against them, i. e. He says, would that God had destroyed them: (T:) يَقُولُ لَيْتَ ٱللّٰهَ قَدْ أَفْنَاهَا or it means, would that God had made to grow for them [the plant called] الفَنَى , i. e. عِنَبُ الثَّعْلَبِ ; so that they might have abundance of milk, and become fat. (T, TA.)

Form 6تَفَانَوا1 sense

Core sense — they destroyed one another in wargenerated

6.1they destroyed one another in war, or battle—تفانوا قَتْلًا

[Or they shared, one with another, in destruction, by slaughter; see an example in a verse cited under دَقَّ.]

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, (S, K,) or تفانوا قَتْلًا , (M,) They destroyed one another, (S, M, K,) [or they shared, one with another, in destruction, (see an ex. in a verse cited voce دَقَّ ,) by slaughter,] in war, or battle. (S.)

Derived nouns 7

Nounالفَنَى1 sense

Core sense — a plant with red berries, of which necklaces are madegenerated

1the plant of that name—عِنَبُ الثَّعْلَبِ

Written with ى in the M, and this is how Aboo-'Alee El-Kálee says it should be written; in the T and S with ا, and likewise in the K, where it is mentioned under فنو and written without the article ال, and said to be a plural of which the singular is الفَنَاة.

Some say it is a herb that grows in rugged places, rising from the ground to the height of a finger, or less, and eaten by the cattle.

See ثعلب, and see also الأَفَانِى in this article. One of them is called فَنَاةٌ.

Or, as some say, another plant.

Some say it is a species of trees, or plants, having red berries, of which necklaces are made; or the unbroken ones are used as قَرَارِيط [meaning carat-weights] for weighing, each berry being a قِيرَاط.

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, thus, with ى , in the M, and thus it should be written accord. to Aboo-'Alee El-Kálee, in the T and S with ا , and in like manner in the K, in which it is [mentioned in art. فنو , and] written without the article ال ( فَنًا ), and said to be a pl., of which the sing. is الفَنَاة , (TA,) [The plant called] عِنَبُ الثَّعْلَبِ ; [see art. ثعلب ; and see also الأَفَانِى , in this art.;] (T, S, M, K;) whereof one is called فَنَاةٌ : (S:) or, as some say, another plant; (T;) [i. e.,] as some say, a species of trees, or plants, ( شَجَرٌ ,) having red berries, ( حَبّ ), (S,) of which necklaces are made, (S,) or the unbroken of which are made use of as قَرَارِيط [meaning carat-weights] with which to weigh, every berry ( حَبَّة ) being a قِيرَاط : and some say that it is a herb that grows in rugged places, rising from the ground to the height of the measure of a finger, and less, and depastured by the cattle. (M.)

Nounفَنَاةٌ2 senses

Core sense — one of the fanā plants, with red berriesgenerated

See the preceding paragraph, in two places.

See also article فنو.

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: see the next preceding paragraph, in two places: and see also art. فنو .

Nounفِنَآءٌ1 sense

Core sense — a yard, or outer court, a wide space in front of a housegenerated

A yard, or an exterior court: a wide space in front of a house, or extending from its sides.

Plural أَفْنِيَةٌ and فُنِىٌّ.

ثِنَآءٌ [q. v.] means the same.

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A yard, or an exterior court, i. e. a wide space, (T, S, M, Mgh, Msb, K,) in front, (T, M, Mgh, Msb, K,) or extending from the sides, (S, Msb,) of a house: (T, S, M, Mgh, Msb, K:) pl. أَفْنِيَةٌ (T, S, M, Msb, K) and فُنِىٌّ : (K:) and ثِنَآءٌ [q. v.] signifies the same. (T, M.)

Nounفَانٍ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — passing away, coming to an end; extremely aged, old and infirmgenerated

Ism fāʿil of فَنِىَ [that is, passing away and coming to an end, and so on].

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

An extremely aged man, or one old and infirm; so called because he is near to passing away, or perishing. Or an old man whose faculties have entirely failed.

فَانِيَةٌ occurs in a tradition, applied to a she-camel, or to camels, meaning advanced in age.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

[فَانٍ فِى ٱللّٰهِ, in the language of the mystics, means lost in contemplation of God, and insensible to all else.]

Qur’ānic occurrences فَان

55:26

كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ

All that is on earth will perish:

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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part. n. of فَنِىَ [i. e. signifying Passing away and coming to an end; &c.]. (T.) And An old man extremely aged, or old and infirm; (M, * Msb, K, * TA;) so called because of his nearness to passing away, or perishing: (Msb:) or an old man whose faculties have entirely failed. (Mgh.) And فَانِيَةٌ occurs in a trad., applied to a she-camel, or to camels, as meaning Advanced in age. (TA.) [ فَانٍ فِى ٱللّٰهِ , in the language of the mystics, means Lost in contemplation of God, and insensible to all else.]

Nounأَفْنَآءٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ1 sense

Core sense — people of mixed origins, from various tribesgenerated

Explained in article فنو.

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is expl. in art. فنو .

Nounالأَفَانِى1 sense

Core sense — a species of plant, yellow and red, while fresh and juicygenerated

[Without the article أَفَانٍ.] The name of a species of plant, yellow and red; said to be so called while it is fresh and juicy.

According to AA, when it has dried up it is called الحَمَاطُ; but this is a mistake, for الافانى means a particular species of plant by itself, of the herbs, or leguminous plants, called ذُكُور, which dries up and becomes scattered, whereas the حماط is the حَلبة [a mistranscription for حَلَمَة], and this does not dry up, because it is of the kind called جَنْبَة and عُرْوَة.

The ism waḥda is أَفَانِيَةٌ, like ثَمَانِيَةٌ in measure.

It is said to mean also the plant called عِنَبُ الثَّعْلَبِ. [See also الفَنَى above.]

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[without the article أَفَانٍ ] is the name of A species of plant, (T, S, K,) yellow, and red; (T;) [said to be so called] while fresh and succulent; (S;) accord. to AA, (T,) when it has dried up, it is called الحَمَاطُ ; (S, T;) but this is a mistake; for الافانى signifies a particular species of plant by itself, of the herbs, or leguminous plants, termed ذُكُور , which dries up, and becomes scattered; whereas the حماط is the حَلبة [a mistranscription for حَلَمَة ], and this does not dry up, because it is of the [kind called] جَنْبَة and عُرْوَة (T:) the n. un. is أَفَانِيَةٌ , (T, S.) like ثَمَانِيَةٌ [in measure]. (S.) And it is said to signify also [The plant called] عِنَبُ الثَّعْلَبِ . (S. [See also الفَنَى , above.])

Nounمَفْنَاةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a land suitable for those who alight and stay in itgenerated

1a land suitable for those who alight and abide in it—أَرْضٌ

It occurs, in a verse of Keys Ibn-El-'Eyzár El-Hudhalee, with ق [as some relate that verse], but As says that in the dialect of Hudheyl it is with ف. In the TA, under قنى.

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A land ( أَرْضٌ ) suitable to those who alight and abide therein: (K, TA:) it occurs, in a verse of Keys Ibn-El-'Eyzár El-Hudhalee, with ق , [as some relate that verse,] but As says that in the dial. of Hudheyl it is with ف . (TA in art. قنى .)