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فَانٍ

Root: فنى

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فَانٍ part. n. of فَنِىَ [i. e. signifying Passing away and coming to an end; &c.].
2 And An old man extremely aged, or old and infirm; so called because of his nearness to passing away, or perishing: or an old man whose faculties have entirely failed. And فَانِيَةٌ occurs in a trad., applied to a she-camel, or to camels, as meaning Advanced in age.
3 [فَانٍ فِى ٱللّٰهِ, in the language of the mystics, means Lost in contemplation of God, and insensible to all else.]
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