From Northwestern Middle Iranian *frasax (“parasang”), cognate with Old Armenian հրասախ (hrasax) an Iranian loanword from same source. Compare Sorthwestern Iranian form, Middle Persian (plsng /frasang/) and Persian فرسنگ (farsang). Astronomical sense semantic loan from English parsec. See also فَرْسَخ فَلَكِيّ (farsaḵ falakiyy).
فَرْسَخ • (farsaḵ) m (plural فَرَاسِخ (farāsiḵ))
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَرْسَخ farsaḵ |
الْفَرْسَخ al-farsaḵ |
فَرْسَخ farsaḵ |
| Nominative | فَرْسَخٌ farsaḵun |
الْفَرْسَخُ al-farsaḵu |
فَرْسَخُ farsaḵu |
| Accusative | فَرْسَخًا farsaḵan |
الْفَرْسَخَ al-farsaḵa |
فَرْسَخَ farsaḵa |
| Genitive | فَرْسَخٍ farsaḵin |
الْفَرْسَخِ al-farsaḵi |
فَرْسَخِ farsaḵi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | فَرْسَخَيْن farsaḵayn |
الْفَرْسَخَيْن al-farsaḵayn |
فَرْسَخَيْ farsaḵay |
| Nominative | فَرْسَخَانِ farsaḵāni |
الْفَرْسَخَانِ al-farsaḵāni |
فَرْسَخَا farsaḵā |
| Accusative | فَرْسَخَيْنِ farsaḵayni |
الْفَرْسَخَيْنِ al-farsaḵayni |
فَرْسَخَيْ farsaḵay |
| Genitive | فَرْسَخَيْنِ farsaḵayni |
الْفَرْسَخَيْنِ al-farsaḵayni |
فَرْسَخَيْ farsaḵay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَرَاسِخ farāsiḵ |
الْفَرَاسِخ al-farāsiḵ |
فَرَاسِخ farāsiḵ |
| Nominative | فَرَاسِخُ farāsiḵu |
الْفَرَاسِخُ al-farāsiḵu |
فَرَاسِخُ farāsiḵu |
| Accusative | فَرَاسِخَ farāsiḵa |
الْفَرَاسِخَ al-farāsiḵa |
فَرَاسِخَ farāsiḵa |
| Genitive | فَرَاسِخَ farāsiḵa |
الْفَرَاسِخِ al-farāsiḵi |
فَرَاسِخِ farāsiḵi |
Borrowed from Arabic فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ), itself from an Iranian cognate of فرسنگ (farsang).
فرسخ • (farsax) (plural فرسخها (farsax-hâ) or فراسخ (farâsex))