فرسخ فلكي

Arabic

Etymology

From فَرْسَخ‎ (farsaḵ) and فَلَكِيّ‎ (falakiyy). Literally "astronomical parasang"; used to disambiguate the astronomical measure (approximately 3.26 light years) from the historical measure (roughly 2-4 miles), both of which are called فَرْسَخ‎ (farsaḵ) in Arabic.

Noun

فَرْسَخ فَلَكِيّ • (farsaḵ falakiyy) m (plural فَرَاسِخ فَلَكِيَّة‎ (farāsiḵ falakiyya))

(astronomy) parsec

Synonyms

فَرْسَخ‎ (farsaḵ)

Coordinate terms

سَنَة ضَوْئِيَّة‎ (sana ḍawʾiyya, “light year”)
وَحْدَة فَلَكِيَّة‎ (waḥda falakiyya, “astronomical unit”)

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