Fusha

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.

Proper noun

  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.

Origin

Borrowed from Arabic فُصْحَى (fuṣḥā).

Forms

Fus'ha Fuṣḥā

Antonyms

Colloquial Arabic spoken Arabic dialectal Arabic vernacular Arabic Ammiyya Darija

Hyponyms

Modern Standard Arabic MSA Classical Arabic