فرسخ فلكي

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Etymology[edit]

From فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ) and فَلَكِيّ (falakiyy). Literally "astronomical parasang"; used to disambiguate the astronomical measure (approximately 3.26 light years) from the historical measure (roughly 2-4 miles), both of which are called فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ) in Arabic.

Noun[edit]

فَرْسَخ فَلَكِيّ (farsaḵ falakiyym (plural فَرَاسِخ فَلَكِيَّة (farāsiḵ falakiyya))

  1. (astronomy) parsec

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