فرسخ

Arabic

Etymology

From Northwestern Middle Iranian *frasax (“parasang”), cognate with Old Armenian հրասախ (hrasax) an Iranian loanword from same source. Compare Sorthwestern Iranian form, Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (plsng /⁠frasang⁠/) and Persian فرسنگ (farsang). Astronomical sense semantic loan from English parsec. See also فَرْسَخ فَلَكِيّ (farsaḵ falakiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /far.sax/

Noun

فَرْسَخ • (farsaḵ) m (plural فَرَاسِخ (farāsiḵ))

1. parasang, farsang
   1. (obsolete, Egypt/Sudan until 1891) a linear measure, 500 قَصَبَة (qaṣaba) – about 1750 m
   2. (obsolete, Saudi-Arabia until 1964) a linear measure, ¹⁄₈ of a مَرْحَلَة (marḥala) – 4830 m
2. (astronomy) short for فَرْسَخ فَلَكِيّ (farsaḵ falakiyy, “parsec”)

Declension

Declension of noun فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَرْسَخ farsaḵ	الْفَرْسَخ al-farsaḵ	فَرْسَخ farsaḵ
nominative	فَرْسَخٌ farsaḵun	الْفَرْسَخُ al-farsaḵu	فَرْسَخُ farsaḵu
accusative	فَرْسَخًا farsaḵan	الْفَرْسَخَ al-farsaḵa	فَرْسَخَ farsaḵa
genitive	فَرْسَخٍ farsaḵin	الْفَرْسَخِ al-farsaḵi	فَرْسَخِ farsaḵi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَرْسَخَيْن farsaḵayn	الْفَرْسَخَيْن al-farsaḵayn	فَرْسَخَيْ farsaḵay
nominative	فَرْسَخَانِ farsaḵāni	الْفَرْسَخَانِ al-farsaḵāni	فَرْسَخَا farsaḵā
accusative	فَرْسَخَيْنِ farsaḵayni	الْفَرْسَخَيْنِ al-farsaḵayni	فَرْسَخَيْ farsaḵay
genitive	فَرْسَخَيْنِ farsaḵayni	الْفَرْسَخَيْنِ al-farsaḵayni	فَرْسَخَيْ farsaḵay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَرَاسِخ farāsiḵ	الْفَرَاسِخ al-farāsiḵ	فَرَاسِخ farāsiḵ
nominative	فَرَاسِخُ farāsiḵu	الْفَرَاسِخُ al-farāsiḵu	فَرَاسِخُ farāsiḵu
accusative	فَرَاسِخَ farāsiḵa	الْفَرَاسِخَ al-farāsiḵa	فَرَاسِخَ farāsiḵa
genitive	فَرَاسِخَ farāsiḵa	الْفَرَاسِخِ al-farāsiḵi	فَرَاسِخِ farāsiḵi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: fərsəx
• → Ottoman Turkish: فرسخ (fersah)
  • Turkish: fersah
• → Persian: فرسخ (farsax)
  • → English: farsakh
  • → Hindi: फ़र्सख़ (farsax) (rare)

References

• Cardarelli, François (2003), Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins, London: Springer, →ISBN, pages 128, 135

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ), itself from an Iranian cognate of فرسنگ (farsang).

Noun

فرسخ • (farsax) (plural فرسخ‌ها, or فراسخ (farâsex))

1. alternative form of فرسنگ (farsang): farsang, parasang

Descendants

• → English: farsakh
• → Hindi: फ़र्सख़ (farsax) (rare)