فرسخ فلكي

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

(astronomy) parsec

Synonyms edit

فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ)

Coordinate terms edit

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