English
fitna
Fitna comes from Arabic فِتْنَة ‘sedition, strife’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentفِتْنَةfitna‘sedition, strife’
- Englishtodayfitna
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentفِتْنَةfitna‘sedition, strife’
- Englishtodayfitna
Every English word from Arabic فِتْنَة
Today it means
noun Temptation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic فِتْنَة / fitna