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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FITNA

Arabic.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FITNA

fitna  [ˈfɪtnɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FITNA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fitna is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FITNA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fitna in the English dictionary

The definition of fitna in the dictionary is a state of trouble or chaos.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FITNA


arna
ˈɑːnɑː
contadina
ˌkɒntɑːˈdiːnɑː
dinar
ˈdiːnɑː
Donar
ˈdəʊnɑː
eina
ˈeɪˌnɑː
Gunnar
ˈɡʊnɑː
Khulna
ˈkʊlnɑː
knar
nɑː
Mannar
məˈnɑː
Maulana
mɔːˈlɑːnɑː
minar
mɪˈnɑː
na
nɑː
narre
nɑː
San`a
sɑːˈnɑː
Sanaa
sɑːˈnɑː
seminar
ˈsɛmɪˌnɑː
sena
ˈseɪnɑː
sonar
ˈsəʊnɑː
tui-na
ˈtuːiːˈnɑː
webinar
ˈwɛbɪˌnɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FITNA

fit up
fit-up
fitch
fitchet
fitchew
fitful
fitfully
fitfulness
fitly
fitment
fitness
fitness centre
fitness fanatic
fitness instructor
fitness programme
fitness room
fitness test
fitness trainer
fitt
fittable

WORDS THAT END LIKE FITNA

Aetna
ana
anna
arena
Argentina
Arizona
Barcelona
Carolina
china
Dana
Diana
Donna
Etna
Ghana
gonna
Helena
Indiana
Kistna
Mount Etna
Patna

Synonyms and antonyms of fitna in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fitna» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FITNA

Find out the translation of fitna to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fitna from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fitna» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fitna
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fitna
570 millions of speakers

English

fitna
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fitna
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفتنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фитна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Fitna
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিতনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fitna
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fitna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fitna
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fitna
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fitna
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fitna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fitna
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fitna
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिटना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fitne
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fitna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Fitna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Фітна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Fitna
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

fitna
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fitna
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fitna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fitna
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fitna

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FITNA»

The term «fitna» is regularly used and occupies the 87.313 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FITNA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fitna» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fitna» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fitna

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FITNA»

Discover the use of fitna in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fitna and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Women in Islam: The Western Experience
One of my informants remarked that the hadith, with its term 'fitna', actually indicates passivity on the part of women rather than suggesting that women take an active role in the temptation. So as an overall conclusion, the evidence suggests ...
Anne-Sofie Roald, 2003
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Impasse of the Angels: Scenes from a Moroccan Space of Memory
A paper fatin is burned silver, and according to Ibn al-'Arabi al-fitna is al-ikhtibdr, fitna is testing, al-fitna al-mihna, it is the ordeal of affliction and suffering, and fitna is wealth, it is children, it is unbelief, al-fitna is difference of opinions between ...
Stefania Pandolfo, 1997
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Encyclopedia of Islam
The third major fitna began in 744–745, when Shia in Iran and Iraq rebelled against the Umayyads. In 750, these opposition forces defeated the Umayyad armies and replaced their caliphate with a new one led by the Abba- sids, rulers who ...
Juan Eduardo Campo, 2009
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The Origins of Modern Arabic Fiction
Al-Qasatili interrupts the narrative to refer the reader to this work, which he states is still in manuscript form.28 Murshid wa Fitna contains two interwoven plots of love, suffering, and triumph involving two couples. The love affair between ...
Matti Moosa, 1997
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Wahhabis Fitna Exposed:
ABOUT. THE. BOOK. The first edition of this book proved very popular and all copies were out in record time. Ayatullah Lutfullah Safi Gulpaygani and other scholars highly appreciated the book. The Muslim Foundation (NJ) reprinted its First ...
Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi, 1996
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The Fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba: Berbers and Andalusis ...
Qurtuba "("x..left C6rdoba") ^"x.^kharaja fi-l-fitna", "x...salima min al- fitna"or "x... firdr min al-fitna" ("x..fleeing from thefitna") 24°; "x...intaqala fi-l-fitna" ("x..changed residence in thefitna"). U1 Thefitna of al-Andalus had been tfiefitna of C6rdoba.
Peter C. Scales, 1993
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The Insurance Law Journal
... inoperative. It follows that the ordinance was void, and the judgment of the district court must be reversed. Reversed and dismissed. SUPREME COURT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. DAVIS \ vI. > .fiTNA 548 Supreme Court of Nebraska, [June,
Daniel T Potter, Luther H Potter, Charles Cole Hine, 1898
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Self-Mediation Chouliaraki: New Media, Citizenship and Civil ...
Genres in the YouTube responses to Fitna Testimonial or vlog Individual speaking to camera about his or her reaction to Fitna, understanding of Islam or other matters connected to the issue. Cut-and-mix Self produced video consisting of self ...
Lilie Chouliaraki, 2013
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Approaches to the Qur'an
According to aI-Tabari, fitna (without explanation) is the inevitable result of the absence of co-operation and mutual aid among the believers." Clearly, the 'chaos and catastrophe' of fitna is written all over the silence in al-Tabari's text. Fitna as ...
G. R. Hawting, 2005
10
State and Government in Medieval Islam
... often called 'the first fitna' or 'the great fitna' Later the term fitna was applied to any period of disturbances inspired by schools or sects which broke away from the majority of believers.9 Every 'Innovator', every man guilty of innovation (bid'a),  ...
Ann K. S. Lambton, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FITNA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fitna is used in the context of the following news items.
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US-Israeli Imperialists Plot Downfall of Syria and Iran
Nasrallah said that this fitna, an Arabic term which means “insurrection and fragmentation within Islam,” was being deliberately fomented by US ... «Intifada Palestine, Jul 15»
2
Canicule spirituelle !
... Prophète de Khalil Jobran, Kalila wa Dimna, les livres d'El Manfalouti, El Fitna el kobra (La Grande Sédition) de Taha Hussein… aujourd'hui, ... «Liberté-Algérie, Jul 15»
3
Al-Nusra Coalition Decries 'Great Pain and Suffering' Caused By …
... of the kuffar upon the Muslims, it is required for the Muslim Ummah as a whole to rise up and confront this great evil and fitna with force. «PJ Media, Jul 15»
4
Hugh Roberts
Sunni doctrine endorses jihad against infidel powers but condemns rebellion against a Muslim ruler as fitna, division of the community of believers, the supreme ... «London Review of Books, Jul 15»
5
The New York Times's Anti-Christian Hypocrisy
In March 2008, Wilders posted a film about the Koran, “Fitna,” on the Internet. It equated Islam with violence and the Koran with Adolf Hitler's ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
6
Ali Gumah: Sisi's most loyal Islamic scholar
... but to prevent a “fitna” - a trial - for the nation. This may have been a plausible interpretation had Gumah similarly opposed the 2013 protests ... «Middle East Eye, Jun 15»
7
The Case for Boycotts and Engagement – Why I attended the White …
Despite falling during the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, the event has become a yearly point of contention and fitna in the Muslim ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
8
The Observer view on the attack in Tunisia
This civil war, or fitna, within Islam is stoked by myriad grievances and injustices. They include the chronic, long-term under-development of ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
9
Avanti prevails over Violent Snow
The Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum-owned Fitna, saddled by Mick Price and the ride of Craig Newitt, finished seventh in the same ... «Khaleej Times, Jun 15»
10
Politics and the puritanical
Like the Wahhabis in Saudi Arabia, most bend a knee to Muslim heads of state, no matter how awful, in order to avoid creating fitna, or chaos. «The Economist, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Fitna [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fitna>. Apr 2024 ».
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