fenni فنّي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“fenni” (فنّي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning artistic.
Meanings
- artistic
- technical (field, department)
Usage
Fenni is the adjective derived from fenn, in the sense of artistic. It appears in "3amal fenni" (artistic work) or "l-mejal l-fenni" (the artistic scene). The feminine is fenniya. The same word also means "technical", as in Standard Arabic, as in "mushkil fenni" (technical problem) or "l-fa7s t-te9ni". For this second sense, however, many speakers prefer the French "technique". The register is fairly polished, close to Standard Arabic. The word is frequent in the media and in cultural discussions.
Example
وتخرج شي عمل فني زوين ملي تكون تما!
otkherrej chi 3amal fanni zwin mli tkon tma!
“And create a nice work of art while you're there!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fenni” but also “fanni”, “fnni” and “feni”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “fenni” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “artistic, relating to art”; “technical, specialized (problem, service)”: fenni in Algerian.