فرسخ فلكي
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Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ) and فَلَكِيّ (falakiyy). Literally "astronomical parasang"; used to disambiguate the astronomical measure (approximately 3.26 light years) from the historical measure (roughly 2-4 miles), both of which are called فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ) in Arabic.
Noun[edit]
فَرْسَخ فَلَكِيّ • (farsaḵ falakiyy) m (plural فَرَاسِخ فَلَكِيَّة (farāsiḵ falakiyya))
Synonyms[edit]
- فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ)
Coordinate terms[edit]
- سَنَة ضَوْئِيَّة (sana ḍawʔiyya, “light year”)
- وَحْدَة فَلَكِيَّة (waḥda falakiyya, “astronomical unit”)