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Modern Standard Arabic in Arabic

الْفُصْحَى al-fuṣḥā

Modern Standard Arabic in Arabic: الْفُصْحَى (al-fuṣḥā), فُصْحَى الْعَصْر (fuṣḥā l-ʕaṣr). In English, Modern Standard Arabic means the standard and literary variety of Arabic used in writing and in formal speech in the Arab world since c. the 19th century.

Arabic words for Modern Standard Arabic

Modern Standard Arabic
الْفُصْحَى al-fuṣḥā, فُصْحَى الْعَصْر fuṣḥā l-ʕaṣr

English meaning of Modern Standard Arabic

  1. 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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Questions about Modern Standard Arabic in Arabic

What is the meaning of Modern Standard Arabic in Arabic?
Modern Standard Arabic in Arabic is الْفُصْحَى (al-fuṣḥā), فُصْحَى الْعَصْر (fuṣḥā l-ʕaṣr).
ما معنى كلمة Modern Standard Arabic؟
Modern Standard Arabic: الْفُصْحَى (al-fuṣḥā), فُصْحَى الْعَصْر (fuṣḥā l-ʕaṣr).
What does Modern Standard Arabic mean in English?
Modern Standard Arabic means 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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Adapted from Wiktionary: Modern Standard Arabic (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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