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))
- (astronomy) parsec
Synonyms
- فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ)
Coordinate terms
- سَنَة ضَوْئِيَّة (sana ḍawʾiyya, “light year”)
- وَحْدَة فَلَكِيَّة (waḥda falakiyya, “astronomical unit”)