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title: "فُصْحَى (fuṣḥā) meaning in Arabic: Standard Arabic"
description: "فُصْحَى (fuṣḥā) means “Standard Arabic”. Root ف·ص·ح, pattern , level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
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# فُصْحَى

*fuṣḥā* · **Standard Arabic**

فُصْحَى (fuṣḥā) is an Arabic noun meaning “Standard Arabic”. It is built on the root ف·ص·ح. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ف·ص·ح
- Level: B1

## Words from the root ف·ص·ح

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

- [فَصَاحَة](https://fasaha.app/w/fasaha) — faṣāḥa, eloquence (C1)

## How to read فُصْحَى, letter by letter

4 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
- ح — حاء (ḥāʾ): a breathy h from deep in the throat
- ى — ألف مقصورة (ʾalif maqṣūra): a final long ā, written like yāʾ without dots

## Questions about فُصْحَى

### What is the root of فُصْحَى?

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

### What level is فُصْحَى?

Fasaha first uses فُصْحَى at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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