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title: "فَصَاحَة (faṣāḥa) meaning in Arabic: eloquence"
description: "فَصَاحَة (faṣāḥa) means “eloquence”. Root ف·ص·ح, pattern فَعَالَة, level C1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
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# فَصَاحَة

*faṣāḥa* · **eloquence**

فَصَاحَة (faṣāḥa) is an Arabic noun meaning “eloquence”. It is built on the root ف·ص·ح in the pattern فَعَالَة. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level C1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ف·ص·ح
- Pattern: فَعَالَة
- Level: C1

## Words from the root ف·ص·ح

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ف·ص·ح with فَصَاحَة; each opens its own entry.

- [فُصْحَى](https://fasaha.app/w/fusha) — fuṣḥā, Standard Arabic (B1)

## How to read فَصَاحَة, letter by letter

5 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ف — فاء (fāʾ): f
- ص — صاد (ṣād): an emphatic s, with a full mouth
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ح — حاء (ḥāʾ): a breathy h from deep in the throat
- ة — تاء مربوطة (tāʾ marbūṭa): a t at the end of a feminine word, read as a soft a when you pause

## Questions about فَصَاحَة

### What is the root of فَصَاحَة?

The root of فَصَاحَة is ف·ص·ح. Words built on the same root include فُصْحَى (Standard Arabic).

### What pattern does فَصَاحَة follow?

فَصَاحَة follows the pattern فَعَالَة, with the root letters ف·ص·ح poured into it.

### What level is فَصَاحَة?

Fasaha first uses فَصَاحَة at level C1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)