Fusha

F4U1S1H4A1
/ˈfʊshə/

proper noun

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.

Opposite
Colloquial Arabicspoken Arabicdialectal Arabicvernacular ArabicAmmiyya
OriginArabic فُصْحَى →
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Meanings

proper nounFusha (uncountable)

alternative Fus'ha · alternative Fuṣḥā

  1. uncountableModern 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
Colloquial Arabicspoken Arabicdialectal Arabicvernacular ArabicAmmiyyaDarija

Origin

  1. Arabicفُصْحَى
  2. EnglishFusha

Borrowed from Arabic فُصْحَى (fuṣḥā).

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Translations

Arabic الْفُصْحَى, اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة الْفُصْحَى
  • الْفُصْحَى (al-fuṣḥā)standard Arabic
  • اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة الْفُصْحَىstandard Arabic
Chinese Mandarin 夫斯哈, 標準阿拉伯語 /标准阿拉伯语
  • 夫斯哈 (fūsīhā)standard Arabic
  • 標準阿拉伯語 /标准阿拉伯语 (biāozhǔn ālābóyǔ)standard Arabic
Czech fusha, literární arabština
  • fushastandard Arabic
  • literární arabštinastandard Arabic
French fous-ha, arabe standard
  • fous-hastandard Arabic
  • arabe standardstandard Arabic
  • arabe littéralstandard Arabic
German Fusha, arabische Hochsprache
  • Fushastandard Arabic
  • arabische Hochsprachestandard Arabic
  • Standartarabischstandard Arabic
Italian fusha
  • fushastandard Arabic
Japanese フスハー, 標準アラビア語
  • フスハー (fusuhā)standard Arabic
  • 標準アラビア語 (hyōjun arabiago)standard Arabic
Korean 푸스하, 표준 아랍어
  • 푸스하 (puseuha)standard Arabic
  • 표준 아랍어 (pyojun arabeo)standard Arabic
Polish fusha
  • fushastandard Arabic
Portuguese árabe padrão, árabe literário
  • árabe padrãostandard Arabic
  • árabe literáriostandard Arabic
Russian фу́сха, станда́ртный ара́бский язы́к
  • фу́сха (fúsxa)standard Arabic
  • станда́ртный ара́бский язы́к (standártnyj arábskij jazýk)standard Arabic
Spanish árabe estándar, árabe literal
  • árabe estándarstandard Arabic
  • árabe literalstandard Arabic
  • fusjastandard Arabic
Cite this entry
APA

Fusha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fusha

MLA

“Fusha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fusha. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fusha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fusha.

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