فتنه

See also: فتنة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

Noun

فتنه • (fitne) (definite accusative فتنه‌یی (fitneyi), plural فتن (fiten))

  1. temptation, enticement, evil suggestion, the desire to engage in short-term urges
    Synonyms: اغوا (iğva), وسوسه (vesvese)
  2. trial, proof, test, assay, an occasion on which a person or thing is tested
  3. sedition, the organized incitement of rebellion against an authority or the state
    Synonym: فساد (fesâd)
  4. intrigue, a clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose
    Synonym: فساد (fesâd)
  5. (Islam) fitna, a social unrest or civil war that breeds schism among Muslims

Derived terms

  • فتنه اولمق (fitne olmak, “to be a temptation”)
  • فتنه ایتمك (fitne etmek, “to intrigue mischievously”)
  • فتنه باصدرمق (fitne basdırmak, “to put down sedition”)
  • فتنه باصمق (fitne basmak, “for troubles, to break out”)
  • فتنه جو (fitne cu, “who seeks to excite troubles”)
  • فتنه قویمق (fitne koymak, “for rebellion, to break out”)
  • فتنه ویرمك (fitne virmek, “to make a mischievous suggestion”)
  • فتنه‌جی (fitneci, “intriguing disturber”)
  • فتنه‌لك (fitnelik, “quality or act of a disturber”)
  • فتنه‌لمك (fitnelemek, “to incite”)
  • فتنه‌لنمك (fitnelenmek, “to be seduced”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: fitne

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? fitna
Dari reading? fitna
Iranian reading? fetne
Tajik reading? fitna

Noun

فتنه • (fetne)

  1. sedition, riot, disturbance, revolt
  2. conspiracy, plot, intrigue
  3. wickedness, iniquity
  4. seduction, temptation
  5. calamity
  6. nuisance, trouble

References

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