Fusha
EnglishEdit
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EtymologyEdit
From Arabic الْفُصْحَى (al-fuṣḥā).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
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 notesEdit
- The name is also frequently spelled Fus'ha, the spelling of which is used to avoid a mispronunciation with /ʃ/ (as in push).
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HyponymsEdit
- (standard Arabic): Modern Standard Arabic, MSA; Classical Arabic
TranslationsEdit
standard Arabic
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