فرسخ

Arabic

Etymology

From Northwestern Middle Iranian *frasax (“parasang”), cognate with Old Armenian հրասախ (hrasax) an Iranian loanword from same source. Compare Sorthwestern Iranian form, Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (plsng /frasang/) and Persian ‎ (farsang). Astronomical sense semantic loan from English parsec. See also فَرْسَخ فَلَكِيّ‎ (farsaḵ falakiyy).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /far.sax/

Noun

فَرْسَخ • (farsaḵ) m (plural فَرَاسِخ‎ (farāsiḵ))

parasang, farsang
1. (obsolete, Egypt/Sudan until 1891) a linear measure, ¹⁄₅₀₀ of a فَرْسَخ‎ (farsaḵ) – about 1750 m
2. (obsolete, Saudi-Arabia until 1964) a linear measure, ¹⁄₈ of a مَرْحَلَة‎ (marḥala) – 4830 m
(astronomy) short for فَرْسَخ فَلَكِيّ‎ (farsaḵ falakiyy, “parsec”).

Declension

Declension of noun فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	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

References

Cardarelli, François (2003) Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins, London: Springer, →ISBN, pages 128, 135

Persian

Etymology

Reborrowed from Arabic فَرْسَخ‎ (farsaḵ), from Persian ‎ (farsang).

Noun

فرسخ • (farsax) (plural فرسخ‌ها‎ (farsax-hâ) or فراسخ‎)

parasang, farsang

Synonyms

فرسنگ‎ (farsang)

Descendants

→ Hindi: फ़र्सख़ (farsax) (rare)

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