Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

فن

/fann/Roman

English meaning: Art

Arabic Definition

(العربية)

الفن هو التعبير الإبداعي الإنساني الذي يشمل الرسم والنحت والموسيقى والأدب والعمارة. ويُجسّد الفنُّ هويةَ الشعوب وحضارتها عبر العصور.

English Definition

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture.

Example

يعكس الفن الإسلامي عمق الحضارة العربية.

In English: Islamic art reflects the depth of Arab civilization.

Synonyms

  • إبداع

Literary Heritage

أَنَا الَّذِي نَظَرَ الأَعمَى إِلَى أَدَبِي وَأَسمَعَتْ كَلِمَاتِي مَن بِهِ صَمَمُ

/Ana alladhī naẓara al-aʿmā ilā adabī wa-asmaʿat kalimātī man bihi ṣamamū/

I am the one whose literary art made the blind see and whose words made the deaf hear.

Al-Mutanabbi · Poet · 10th century CE

Diwan al-Mutanabbi

Diwan al-Mutanabbi, panegyric poem, 10th century CE

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