Modern Standard Arabic

proper noun

The standard and literary variety of Arabic used in writing and in formal speech in the Arab world since c. the 19th century.

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Meanings

proper nounModern Standard Arabic (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe standard and literary variety of Arabic used in writing and in formal speech in the Arab world since c. the 19th century.

Translations

Arabic الْفُصْحَى, فُصْحَى الْعَصْر
  • الْفُصْحَى (al-fuṣḥā)Modern Standard Arabic
  • فُصْحَى الْعَصْر (fuṣḥā l-ʕaṣr)Modern Standard Arabic
Catalan Àrab estàndard modern
  • Àrab estàndard modernModern Standard Arabic
Chinese Mandarin 標準阿拉伯語 /标准阿拉伯语, 夫斯哈
  • 標準阿拉伯語 /标准阿拉伯语 (biāozhǔn ālābóyǔ)Modern Standard Arabic
  • 夫斯哈 (fūsīhā)Modern Standard Arabic
  • 現代標準阿拉伯語 /现代标准阿拉伯语 (xiàndài biāozhǔn ālābóyǔ)Modern Standard Arabic
Finnish standardiarabia
  • standardiarabiaModern Standard Arabic
French arabe standard moderne, fous-ha
  • arabe standard moderneModern Standard Arabic
  • fous-haModern Standard Arabic
German Standardarabisch, Fusha
  • StandardarabischModern Standard Arabic
  • FushaModern Standard Arabic
  • Modernes HocharabischModern Standard Arabic
  • modernes HocharabischModern Standard Arabic
Hindi आधुनिक मानक अरबी
  • आधुनिक मानक अरबी (ādhunik mānak arabī)Modern Standard Arabic
Japanese 標準アラビア語, フスハー
  • 標準アラビア語 (hyōjun arabiago)Modern Standard Arabic
  • フスハー (fusuhā)Modern Standard Arabic
  • 現代標準アラビア語 (gendai hyōjun arabiago)Modern Standard Arabic
Korean 현대 표준 아랍어
  • 현대 표준 아랍어 (hyeondae pyojun arabeo)Modern Standard Arabic
Norwegian Bokmål Moderne Standard Arabisk
  • Moderne Standard ArabiskModern Standard Arabic
Polish współczesny standardowy język arabski, fusha
  • współczesny standardowy język arabskiModern Standard Arabic
  • fushaModern Standard Arabic
Portuguese árabe moderno padrão
  • árabe moderno padrãoModern Standard Arabic
Russian литерату́рный ара́бский язы́к, фу́сха
  • литерату́рный ара́бский язы́к (literatúrnyj arábskij jazýk)Modern Standard Arabic
  • фу́сха (fúsxa)Modern Standard Arabic
  • совреме́нный ара́бский литерату́рный язы́к (sovreménnyj arábskij literatúrnyj jazýk)Modern Standard Arabic
  • САЛЯ (SALJa)Modern Standard Arabic
Spanish árabe estándar moderno, fusja
  • árabe estándar modernoModern Standard Arabic
  • fusjaModern Standard Arabic
Urdu جَدِید مِعْیاری عَرَبی
  • جَدِید مِعْیاری عَرَبی (jadīd mi'yārī 'arabī)Modern Standard Arabic
Cite this entry
APA

Modern Standard Arabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modern%20Standard%20Arabic

MLA

“Modern Standard Arabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modern%20Standard%20Arabic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Modern Standard Arabic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modern%20Standard%20Arabic.

Source: Modern Standard Arabic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.