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tafannana

be diversified, be variegated

تَفَنَّنَ

Word

Verb · Form V

Root

ف ن ن

Forms

Present
يَتَفَنَّنُ
Verbal noun
تَفَنُّن

In the library

فيزيذ الرفه لذلك، وتتسع الأحوال، ويجيء الترف والغنى، وتكثر الجباية للدولة بنفاق الأسواق، فيكثر مالها ويشمخ سلطانها، ويتفنن في اتخاذ المعاقل والحصون، واختطاط المدن، وتشييد الأمصار.

The Muqaddimah, page 217 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ تَفَنَّنَيَتَفَنَّنُ—
she هِيَ تَفَنَّنَتتَتَفَنَّنُ—
they two (m.) هُما تَفَنَّنايَتَفَنَّنانِ—
they two (f.) هُما تَفَنَّنَتاتَتَفَنَّنانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ تَفَنَّنُوايَتَفَنَّنُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ تَفَنَّنَّيَتَفَنَّنَّ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ تَفَنَّنْتَتَتَفَنَّنُتَفَنَّنْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ تَفَنَّنْتِتَتَفَنَّنِينَتَفَنَّنِي
you two أَنْتُما تَفَنَّنْتُماتَتَفَنَّنانِتَفَنَّنَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ تَفَنَّنْتُمتَتَفَنَّنُونَتَفَنَّنُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ تَفَنَّنْتُنَّتَتَفَنَّنَّتَفَنَّنْنَ
I أَنا تَفَنَّنْتُأَتَفَنَّنُ—
we نَحْنُ تَفَنَّنّانَتَفَنَّنُ—

From the same root

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 12 entries
  • فَنَّهُ Form I He drove away
    , (M,) or فَنَّ الإِبِلَ, (T, S,) aor. , (T, M,) inf. n. فَنٌّ, (T, S, M, K,) He drove away (T, S, M, K *) him, (M,) or the camels. (T, S.) ― -b2- And [فَنَّهُ also signifies He delayed, or deferred, with him, or put him off, in the matter of his debt, by promising time after time to pay him; for] one of the significations of الفَنُّ is المَطْلُ. (T, K.) ― -b3- And فَنَّهُ, aor. , (M,) inf. n. فَنٌّ, (M, K,) He cheated, deceived, overreached, or defrauded, him; or made him to suffer loss or damage or detriment; syn. of the inf. n. غَبْنٌّ. (M, K.) ― -b4- And He caused him to suffer difficulty, distress, or trouble; or fatigue, or weariness; syn. عَنَّاهُ; (M;) or the syn. of الفَنُّ is العَنَآءُ [which is the subst. from عَنَّاهُ; and signifies difficulty, distress, or trouble]. (T, K.) ― -b5- [And He, or it, adorned. or decorated, him, or it; for] الفَنُّ signifies التَّزْيِينُ. (K.)
  • فنّن النَّاسَ Form II He made the men, or people, to consist of different sorts, or of a medley, not of one tribe
    He made the men, or people, to consist of different sorts, or of a medley, not of one tribe. (M, K, TA.) ― -b2- فنّن الحَدِيثَ He diversified the narrative, or discourse. (MA.) And فنّن الكَلَامَ [He diversified the speech, or language: or] he branched off into one mode after another [in speech]: and so ↓ تفنّن [alone, this verb being intrans.]. (T, TA.) And فنّن رَأْيَهُ He varied his opinion, not keeping steadily to one opinion. (T, TA.) ― -b3- And [the inf. n.] تَفْنِينٌ signifies The mixing or confusing [a thing or things]; or a state of confusion or disorder; syn. تَخْلِيطٌ. (S, K.) [Hence, as inf. n. of فُنِّنَ,] in a garment, or piece of cloth, [the having] streaks differing from the rest: (S, K:) or the state of becoming dissundered, (T, M,) one part from another, (T,) when old and worn out, without becoming much rent: (T, M:) or difference (M, K) in its make (M) or in its texture, (K,) by thinness in one place and thickness in another: (M, K:) or التَّفْنِينُ signifies [there being] what is a thin, or flimsy, unseemly place in the garment, or piece of cloth, that is [in other parts] thick, or compact. (T.) ― -b4- And فنّن signifies also He sought many [or various] things. (Har p. 612.)
  • تفنّن Form V It was, or became, of various sorts, or modes, or manners
    It was, or became, of various sorts, or modes, or manners. (KL.) ― -b2- See also 2. You say likewise تفنّن فِى الكَلَامِ [He practised, or took to, various modes, or manners, in speech; he diversified therein]. (TA in art. طرق, conj. 3. [Thus used, it is like افتنّ, q. v.]) ― -b3- And تفنّن فِى العُلُومِ He was, or became, possessed of various acquirements in the sciences. (MA.) -A2- Also It was, or became, in a state of commotion: thus expl. by some; others add, like the فَنَن [or branch]. (M.)
  • افتنّ Form VIII He began, commenced, or entered upon, various sorts of speech
    He began, commenced, or entered upon, various sorts of speech. (M, K.) And افتنّ فِى حَدِيثِهِ and فِى خُطْبَتِهِ He produced, or gave utterance to, various sorts and ways of speech, [i. e. he diversified,] in his narration, or discourse, and in his oration, or harangue: (S, TA:) it is like اِشْتَقَّ [meaning he branched off in it]. (S. [See also 5.]) And افتنّ فِى خُصُومَتِهِ He expatiated, and practised versatility, in his altercation, or disputation, or litigation. (TA.) ― -b2- And افتنّ الحِمَارُ بِأُتُنِهِ The he-ass betook himself to driving away his she-asses to the right and to the left and in a direct and an indirect course. (TA.)
  • استفنّهُ Form X He incited, urged, or made, him to practise various sorts, or modes, or manners, of pacing
    He incited, urged, or made, him to practise various sorts, or modes, or manners, of pacing. (K.)
  • فَنْفَنَ caused his camels to become dispersed, by reason of indolence and remissness
    He (a man, IAar, T) caused his camels to become dispersed, by reason of indolence and remissness. (IAar, T, K.)
  • فَنٌّ A sort, or species
    A sort, or species, syn. ضَرْبٌ, (T, M, K,) or نَوْعٌ, (S, Msb,) of a thing; (Msb;) as also ↓ أُفْنُونٌ [in this sense and in the senses here following; in the CK, erroneously, اَفْنُون]: (M, K:) and a state, or condition; syn. حَالٌ: (M, K:) [and a way: (see what follows:)] and a mode, or manner: (MA:) pl. [of mult.] فُنُونٌ (T, S, M, Msb, K) and [of pauc.] أَفْنَانٌ. (T, M, K.) One says, رَعَيْنَا فُنُونَ النَّبَاتِ [We pastured our cattle upon the various sorts of herbage]: and أَصَبْنَا فُنُونَ الأَمْوَالِ [We obtained the various sorts of possessions]: and a poet says, " قَدْ لَبِسْتُ الدَّهْرَ مِنْ أَفْنَانِهِ كُلُّ فَنٍّ نَاعِمٍ مِنْهُ حَبِرْ " [I have enjoyed of the various sorts of fortune, every pleasant, soft, sort thereof]. (T.) [↓ أُفْنوُنٌ has for its pl. أَفَانِيْنُ, which may also be regarded as pl. of أَفْنَانٌ pl. of فَنٌّ like as it is said to be a pl. pl. of فَنَنٌ: and] أَفَانِينُ [alone], (S,) or أَفَانِينُ كَلَامٍ, (TA,) signifies kinds [or sorts], and ways, or modes, or manners, [i. e. diversities, or varieties,] of speech; (S, TA, * PS;) like أَسَالِيبُ [pl. of أُسْلُوبٌ]. (S, TA.) And فُنُونٌ signifies Different sorts of men, or a medley thereof, not of one tribe. (M.) ― -b2- Also A wonderful thing or affair or case. (S, TA.)
  • هُوَ فِنُّ عِلْمٍ a good student of science
    He is [a good student of science, i. e.] one who occupies himself well with science. (K.)
  • فَنَّةٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ A particular period of time
    A particular period of time; [or a particular time;] as also فَيْنَةٌ. (T, K. *) The Arabs say, كُنْتُ بِحَالِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَنَّةً مِنَ الدَّهْرِ and فَيْنَةً مِنَالدَّهْرِ [I was in such and such a state, or condition, at, or during, a particular time]. (T.)
  • فُنَّةٌ Much, or abundance, of herbage
    Much, or abundance, of herbage. (IAar, K.)
  • فَنَنٌ A branch of a tree
    A branch of a tree: (S, M, Msb, K:) or such as is of just proportion in length or in breadth: (T:) said to be syn. with غُصْنٌ; but this latter signifies “ such as has been cut off ” i. q. قَضِيبٌ meaning مَقْضُوبٌ: (M:) pl. أَفْنَانٌ; (T, S, M, Msb, K;) said by Sb to be its only pl.; (M;) occurring in the Kur lv. 48; where some explain it as pl. of فَنٌّ, and meaning “ sorts, ” or “ species ”; others, as pl. of فَنَنٌ: (T, Bd:) and أَفَانِينُ is a pl. pl., (T, S, K,) i. e. pl. of أَفْنَانٌ. (T, S.) ― -b2- And as a branch shelters like as does darkness, a poet uses it metaphorically, saying, " أَغَاثَ شَرِيدَهُمْ فَنَنُ الظَّلَامِ " (tropical:) [The shelter of the darkness aided him, or them, who fled]. (M.) ― -b3- And [in like manner also] the pl. pl. is used in a trad. describing the inmates of Paradise, as meaning (tropical:) Locks of hair; these being likened to branches: and El-Marrár says, " أَعَلَاقَةً أُمَّ الوَلِيدِ بَعْدَمَا أَفْنَانُ رَأْسِكَ كَالثَّغَامِ المُخْلِسِ " (tropical:) [Dost thou feel attachment of love to Umm-ElWeleed after that the locks of thy head have become like the hoary thaghám?]; meaning the locks of the hair of his head when he had become hoary. (T. [See ثَغَامٌ.])
  • فَنِينٌ A humour in the armpit [of a camel], with pain
    A humour in the armpit [of a camel], with pain. (M, K.) ― -b2- And A camel having the tumour thus called; as also ↓ مَفْنُونٌ. (M, K.)

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