Fusha

See also: fusha and Fus'ha

English

Alternative forms

• Fus'ha, Fuṣḥā

Etymology

From Arabic الْفُصْحَى (al-fuṣḥā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʊshə/

Proper noun

Fusha (uncountable)

1. 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 or 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-ʕarabiyya(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