الفصحى

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Arabic

Etymology

Definite feminine form of the elative adjective أَفْصَح (ʔafṣaḥ, purest in language, most eloquent), derived from فَصِيح (faṣīḥ, pure in language, eloquent).

Pronunciation

Noun

الْفُصْحَى (al-fuṣḥāf

  1. Fusha, standard Arabic language, Modern Standard Arabic, Classical Arabic

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Descendants

  • English: Fusha
  • Russian: фусха (fusxa)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “فصح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN