# fani
## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

From Persian فانی (fâni), from Arabic فَانٍ (fānin).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [fɑːˈni]
* Hyphenation: fa‧ni
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

fani (comparative daha fani, superlative ən fani)
* (poetic) perishable, mortal, transitory or transient, frail, inconstant
    fani dünya ― the mortal, transitory world; mortal coil
** 1571 – 1629, Abbas the Great :Bu fani dünyada ləzzət çəkəlüm Bu dünyə kimsəyə qalmaz, əfəndimLet us savor pleasure in this transient world, This transient world remains with no one, my lord.

### Further reading

* “fani” in Obastan.com.

## Choctaw
### Alternative forms

* fʋni (traditional)
* fạni (Byington/Swanton)

### Etymology

Cognate with Chickasaw fani'.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fəní(ʔ)/
* Transcription: fani'

### Noun

fani (alienable)
* squirrel

#### Derived terms

* fani hasi̱bish holba (“kind of daisy”)
* fani imālakosi (“chameleon”)
* fani losa (“black squirrel”)
* fani okchako (“gray squirrel”)
* fani shapha (“mistletoe”)
* fanikoyyo (“sycamore”)
* fanoshi (“little squirrel”)

## Faroese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɛaːnɪ/

### Noun

fani m (genitive singular fana, plural fanar)
* devil
    fanin
       the devil, Satan
    ein fanans tíða long time (‘a devil's time’)
    Tín fani!You devil!

#### Synonyms

* fjandin, devulin, djevulin, illimaður, Sátan

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English fan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɑni/, [ˈfɑ̝ni]
* Rhymes: -ɑni
* Hyphenation: fa‧ni

### Noun

fani
* fan (e.g. of a soccer/football team)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of fani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
fanini
fanini
accusative
nom.
fanini
fanini
gen.
fanini
genitive
fanini
fanieni
partitive
faniani
fanejani
inessive
fanissani
faneissani
elative
fanistani
faneistani
illative
faniini
faneihini
adessive
fanillani
faneillani
ablative
faniltani
faneiltani
allative
fanilleni
faneilleni
essive
faninani
faneinani
translative
fanikseni
faneikseni
abessive
fanittani
faneittani
instructive
comitative
—faneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
fanisi
fanisi
accusative
nom.
fanisi
fanisi
gen.
fanisi
genitive
fanisi
faniesi
partitive
faniasi
fanejasi
inessive
fanissasi
faneissasi
elative
fanistasi
faneistasi
illative
faniisi
faneihisi
adessive
fanillasi
faneillasi
ablative
faniltasi
faneiltasi
allative
fanillesi
faneillesi
essive
faninasi
faneinasi
translative
faniksesi
faneiksesi
abessive
fanittasi
faneittasi
instructive
comitative
—faneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
fanimme
fanimme
accusative
nom.
fanimme
fanimme
gen.
fanimme
genitive
fanimme
faniemme
partitive
faniamme
fanejamme
inessive
fanissamme
faneissamme
elative
fanistamme
faneistamme
illative
faniimme
faneihimme
adessive
fanillamme
faneillamme
ablative
faniltamme
faneiltamme
allative
fanillemme
faneillemme
essive
faninamme
faneinamme
translative
faniksemme
faneiksemme
abessive
fanittamme
faneittamme
instructive
comitative
—faneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
faninne
faninne
accusative
nom.
faninne
faninne
gen.
faninne
genitive
faninne
fanienne
partitive
fanianne
fanejanne
inessive
fanissanne
faneissanne
elative
fanistanne
faneistanne
illative
faniinne
faneihinne
adessive
fanillanne
faneillanne
ablative
faniltanne
faneiltanne
allative
fanillenne
faneillenne
essive
faninanne
faneinanne
translative
faniksenne
faneiksenne
abessive
fanittanne
faneittanne
instructive
comitative
—faneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
faninsa
faninsa
accusative
nom.
faninsa
faninsa
gen.
faninsa
genitive
faninsa
faniensa
partitive
faniaan faniansa
fanejaan fanejansa
inessive
fanissaan fanissansa
faneissaan faneissansa
elative
fanistaan fanistansa
faneistaan faneistansa
illative
faniinsa
faneihinsa
adessive
fanillaan fanillansa
faneillaan faneillansa
ablative
faniltaan faniltansa
faneiltaan faneiltansa
allative
fanilleen fanillensa
faneilleen faneillensa
essive
faninaan faninansa
faneinaan faneinansa
translative
fanikseen faniksensa
faneikseen faneiksensa
abessive
fanittaan fanittansa
faneittaan faneittansa
instructive
comitative
—faneineen faneinensa :

#### Synonyms

* ihailija (“fan, admirer”), kannattaja (“fan, supporter”)

#### Derived terms

* fanifiktio
* fanikama
* fanikanta
* faniklubi
* fanikulttuuri
* fanikunta
* fanipoika
* fanittaa
* fanityttö
* fanius
* jalkapallofani
* turrifani

### Further reading

* “fani”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Gothic
### Romanization

fani
* Romanization of 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌹

## Latin
### Noun

fānī
* genitive singular of fānum

## Mezquital Otomi
### Noun

fani
* horse

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَنّ (fann).

#### Noun

fani class IX (plural fani class X)
* a field or discipline (course of study or domain of knowledge or practice)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic فَنِيع (fanīʕ), فَنِع (faniʕ).

#### Adjective

fani (invariable)
* successful, prosperous (characterized by success)
* worthy (having worth, merit or value)

## Tetum
### Etymology

A Papuan word, compare Fataluku fahine.

### Verb

fani
* to sneeze