Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fitna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
fit-na
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Temptation.

Uncountable

noun

Strife; social unrest or civil war among Muslims, especially from the 7th to the 9th century.

Countable; Uncountable

contraction

African-American Vernacular form of fixing to: used to express a desire or future action.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fitnas (plural)

Questions

What does fitna mean?
Temptation.
Where does fitna come from?
Borrowed from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna, “sedition, strife”).

How to pronounce fitna

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