Fitna

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪtna/

Noun

Fitna f (genitive Fitna, plural Fitan or Fitnas)

1. (historical, Islam) fitna, sedition or civil war among Muslims
2. (slang) strife, conflict, fight, discord

   Warum macht er Fitna? ― Why is he trying to pick a fight / cause a conflict / sow discord?

Usage notes

In the second sense, often treated as uncountable.

Declension

Declension of Fitna [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fitna	die	Fitan, Fitnas
genitive	einer	der	Fitna	der	Fitan, Fitnas
dative	einer	der	Fitna	den	Fitan, Fitnas
accusative	eine	die	Fitna	die	Fitan, Fitnas