فضاء

Arabic

Etymology

Verbal noun of فَضَا‎ (faḍā, “to be or become spacious”), from the root ف ض و‎ (f-ḍ-w) or ف ض ي‎ (f-ḍ-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.dˤaːʔ/

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Noun

فَضاء • (faḍāʔ) m (plural أَفْضِيَة‎ (ʔafḍiya))

1. vast and unlimited space, empty space
2. (countable) open area, open country
3. (physics) space, cosmic space, cosmos

Declension

Declension of noun فَضاء (faḍāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَضاء faḍāʔ	الْفَضاء‎ al-faḍāʔ	فَضاء faḍāʔ
Nominative	فَضاءٌ faḍāʔun	الْفَضاءُ‎ al-faḍāʔu	فَضاءُ faḍāʔu
Accusative	فَضاءً faḍāʔan	الْفَضاءَ‎ al-faḍāʔa	فَضاءَ faḍāʔa
Genitive	فَضاءٍ faḍāʔin	الْفَضاءِ‎ al-faḍāʔi	فَضاءِ faḍāʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَضاءَيْن‎ faḍāʔayn	الْفَضاءَيْن‎ al-faḍāʔayn	فَضاءَيْ‎ faḍāʔay
Nominative	فَضاءَانِ‎ faḍāʔāni	الْفَضاءَانِ‎ al-faḍāʔāni	فَضاءَا‎ faḍāʔā
Accusative	فَضاءَيْنِ‎ faḍāʔayni	الْفَضاءَيْنِ‎ al-faḍāʔayni	فَضاءَيْ‎ faḍāʔay
Genitive	فَضاءَيْنِ‎ faḍāʔayni	الْفَضاءَيْنِ‎ al-faḍāʔayni	فَضاءَيْ‎ faḍāʔay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَفْضِيَة‎ ʔafḍiya	الْأَفْضِيَة‎ al-ʔafḍiya	أَفْضِيَة‎ ʔafḍiyat
Nominative	أَفْضِيَةٌ‎ ʔafḍiyatun	الْأَفْضِيَةُ‎ al-ʔafḍiyatu	أَفْضِيَةُ‎ ʔafḍiyatu
Accusative	أَفْضِيَةً‎ ʔafḍiyatan	الْأَفْضِيَةَ‎ al-ʔafḍiyata	أَفْضِيَةَ‎ ʔafḍiyata
Genitive	أَفْضِيَةٍ‎ ʔafḍiyatin	الْأَفْضِيَةِ‎ al-ʔafḍiyati	أَفْضِيَةِ‎ ʔafḍiyati

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: فضا‎ (feza)
  • Turkish: feza
• → Persian: فضا‎ (fazâ)
• → Urdu: فضا‎ (fazā)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic فَضاء‎ (faḍāʔ).

Noun

فضاء • (faḍāʔ) m

1. (formal) Alternative form of فضا‎ (faḍa, “void, space”)

Derived terms

• الفضاء الخارجي‎ (il-faḍāʔ il-ḵāriji, “outer space”)
• سفينة فضاء (safīnet faḍāʔ, “spaceship”)