contraction, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Temptation. uncountable
2. 2
   Strife; social unrest or civil war among Muslims, especially from the 7th to the 9th century. countable, uncountable

Contraction

1. 1
   African-American Vernacular form of fixing to: used to express a desire or future action. contraction, rare

   "I'm fitna go to the store."

Synonyms

All synonyms

temptation

Etymology

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

Related phrases

civil war

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