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

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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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