أَفْنَاءٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ

means Mixed sorts of men or people; like أَعْنَاءٌ: and the sings. are [said to be] فِنْوٌ and عِنْوٌ: (IAar, T:) one says, هُوَ مِنْ أَفْنَاءِ النَّاسِ when it is not known of whom he is: (S:) or رَجَلٌ مِنْ أَفْنَاءِ القَبَايءِلِ, meaning a man such that one knows not of what tribe he is: but some hold that one says only, قَوْمٌ من افناء القبايءل; not رَجُلٌ; and that there is no singular of أَفْنَاء: (M in article فنى:) according to AHeyth, one says, هٰوءُلَاءِ مِنْ أَفْنَاءِ النَّاسِ, meaning these are of the strangers from this and that place: but one does not say, speaking of one person, رَجُلٌ من افناء الناس: and Umm El-Heythem knew not a singular of أَفْنَاء. (T in article فنى.)