fitna
/fitna/
Definitions
1. intrigue, scheming, a cunning contrivance
- fitna eterge — to scheme, to plot
- mollalanı fitnaları — the intrigues of the mullahs
- fitna qurab aylanadı — he goes about hatching intrigues
2. harm, damage done to another
- fitnadan saqlanırğa — to guard against harm
- jawnu fitnası — the harm the enemy does
- halqğa fitna jetdi — harm came upon the people
Related
fitnalıqqualityintrigue, scheming that sets people against one another
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fitnathe intrigue | fitnalathe intrigues | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | fitnanıthe intrigue's | fitnalanıthe intrigues' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | fitnanıthe intrigue (as the object) | fitnalanıthe intrigues (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | fitnağato the intrigue | fitnalağato the intrigues | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | fitnadaat / in the intrigue | fitnaladaat / in the intrigues | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | fitnadanfrom the intrigue | fitnaladanfrom the intrigues | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | fitnammy intrigue | fitnalarımmy intrigues |
| your | fitnangyour intrigue | fitnalarıngyour intrigues |
| his / her | fitnasıhis / her intrigue | fitnalarıhis / her intrigues |
| our | fitnabızour intrigue | fitnalarıbızour intrigues |
| you all's | fitnağızyou all's intrigue | fitnalarığızyou all's intrigues |
| their | fitnalarıtheir intrigue | fitnalarıtheir intrigues |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: fitnaları can mean "his / her intrigues", "their intrigue", or "their intrigues" — context decides.