فتن

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فتن

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From the root ف ت ن (f t n). Cognate with Mehri [script needed] (fetōn), Ge'ez ፈተነ (fatana, “try, test”).

verb فَتَنَ · fatana · يَفْتِنُ · فَتْن · فِتْنَة · فُتُون

transitive to draw into temptation, to lead astray يَا بَنِي آدَمَ لَا يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ
Similar: أَغْرَى, أَغْوَى, مَنَّى, أَضَلَّ
transitive to enchant, to captivate, to charm, to bewitch; to seduce
Similar: أَغْرَى, أَغْوَى, مَنَّى, أَضَلَّ, سَحَرَ
transitive to afflict, to test, to try أَوَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُمْ يُفْتَنُونَ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ مَّرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ لَا يَتُوبُونَ وَلَا هُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ
Similar: اِمْتَحَنَ, اِبْتَلَى
transitive to persecute, to victimize, to oppress; to torture (in order to forcibly convert or impose a particular ideology, for example) فَمَا آمَنَ لِمُوسَى إِلَّا ذُرِّيَّةٌ مِّن قَوْمِهِ عَلَى خَوْفٍ مِّن فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِمْ أَن يَفْتِنَهُمْ وَإِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ لَعَالٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَإِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ
rare, transitive to burn, to roast يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى النَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ / ذُوقُوا فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Similar: أَحْرَقَ
rare, transitive to melt, to smelt
Similar: أَحْرَقَ, صَهَرَ

noun فِتْن · فُتْن · فَتْن · fitn · futn · fatn

collective huisache, Vachellia farnesiana

noun فِتَن · fitan

plural plural of فِتْنَة (fitna)

In English

test to place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme condition
fascinate to evoke interest or attraction
captivate to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {فتن},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}