فرسخ فلكي

Arabic

Etymology

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

فَرْسَخ فَلَكِيّ • (farsaḵ falakiyy) m (plural فَرَاسِخ فَلَكِيَّة (farāsiḵ falakiyya))

1. (astronomy) parsec

Synonyms

• فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ)

Coordinate terms

• سَنَة ضَوْئِيَّة (sana ḍawʔiyya, “light year”)
• وَحْدَة فَلَكِيَّة (waḥda falakiyya, “astronomical unit”)