الفصحى

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الفصحى

/al.fusˤ.ħaː/

Where it comes from

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

noun الْفُصْحَى · al-fuṣḥā · -

Fusha, standard Arabic language, Modern Standard Arabic, Classical Arabic
Similar: اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة الْفُصْحَى

Opposite: الْعَامِّيَّة, الدَّارِجَة, لَهْجَة

Thesaurus

noun

Opposite: الْعَامِّيَّة, الدَّارِجَة, لَهْجَة

In English

Classical Arabic Classical Arabic
Modern Standard Arabic Modern Standard Arabic
Fusha standard Arabic

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"الفصحى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%89. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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الفصحى. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%89

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"الفصحى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%89.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {الفصحى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}