fitna

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna, sedition, strife).

Noun

fitna (plural fitnas)

  1. (Islam) temptation
  2. strife; social unrest or civil war among Muslims (especially from the 7th to the 9th century)
References
  • OED 2006

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Contraction

fitna

  1. (rare) African American Vernacular form of fixing to: used to express a desire or future action.
    I'm fitna go to the store.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪhtna/
  • Rhymes: -ɪhtna

Verb

fitna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fitnaði, supine fitnað)

  1. (intransitive) to become fat, to get fat
    Þú hefur fitnað yfir jólin.
    You've gotten fatter over Christmas.

Conjugation

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