English Explanatory Dictionary

Fusha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈfʊshə/

Word forms

Fusha Fus'ha Fuṣḥā

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فُصْحَى (fuṣḥā).

Antonyms

Colloquial Arabic spoken Arabic dialectal Arabic vernacular Arabic Ammiyya Darija
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