Fusha

See also: fusha and Fus'ha

English

Alternative forms

Fus'ha, Fuṣḥā, FuSHa, Fus7a, Fu97a

Etymology

From Arabic الْفُصْحَى‎ (al-fuṣḥā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfʊshə/

Proper noun

Fusha (uncountable)

Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, taken together: "standard" Arabic, used in religious texts, in writing, and in formal speech, as opposed to the regional "dialects" used for most daily communication.

Usage notes

The name is also frequently spelled Fus'ha, the spelling of which is used to avoid a mispronunciation with /ʃ/ (as in push).

Antonyms

colloquial Arabic, spoken Arabic, dialectal Arabic, vernacular Arabic, Ammiyya, Darija

Hyponyms

(standard Arabic): Modern Standard Arabic, MSA; Classical Arabic

Translations

standard Arabic

Arabic: الْفُصْحَى‎ f (al-fuṣḥā), اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة الْفُصْحَى‎ f (al-luḡa(t) al-ʿarabiyya(t) al-fuṣḥā)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 夫斯哈 (fūsīhā), 標準阿拉伯語, 标准阿拉伯语 (biāozhǔn ālābóyǔ)
Czech: fusha f, literární arabština f
French: fous-ha f, arabe standard m, arabe littéral m
German: Fusha f, arabische Hochsprache f, Standartarabisch n
Italian: fusha f

Japanese: フスハー (ja) (fusuhā), 標準アラビア語 (ひょうじゅんアラビアご, hyōjun arabiago)
Korean: 푸스하 (puseuha), 표준 아랍어 (pyojun arabeo)
Polish: fusha f, standardowy język arabski m
Portuguese: árabe padrão m, árabe literário m
Russian: фу́сха (ru) f (fúsxa), станда́ртный ара́бский язы́к m (standártnyj arábskij jazýk)
Spanish: árabe estándar m, árabe literal m, fusja f

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