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/

• Audio:

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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)