فضا
Gulf Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
فضا • (faḏ̣a) m
- outer space
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
فضا • (fiḏ̣a)
- alternative form of فضى (fiḏ̣a, “to become empty”)
Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَضَاء (faḍāʔ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /fa.ˈzaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fä.zɑ́ː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæ.zɒ́ː], [fe.zɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fä.zɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | fazā |
| Dari reading? | fazā |
| Iranian reading? | fazâ, fezâ |
| Tajik reading? | fazo |
Noun
| Dari | فضا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | фазо |
فضا • (fazâ) (plural فضاها)
- space (intervening contents of a volume)
- (mathematics, physics) space
Derived terms
- فضایی (fazâyi)
- فضاپیما (fazâpeymâ)
- فضازمان (fazâ-zamân)
- فضای بیرونی (fazâ-ye biruni)
- فضانورد (fazânavard)
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ف ض ي |
| 5 terms |
Alternative forms
- فضاء (faḍāʔ, formal)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
فضا • (faḍa) m
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian فَضَا (fazā), from Arabic فَضَاء (faḍāʔ)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fə.zɑː/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /fɪ.zɑː/
Noun
فَضا • (fazā) f (Hindi spelling फ़िज़ा)
- (chiefly) air, atmosphere
- Synonym: کُرَۂ ہَوائِی (kura-yi havāī)
- کُھلی فَضا میں چَہَل قَدْمی کَریں۔
- khulī fazā mẽ cahal qadmī karẽ.
- Stroll in the open air.
- ambience
- (originally) space
- Synonym: مَکان (makān)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | فَضا (fazā) | فَضایں (fazāẽ) |
| oblique | فَضا (fazā) | فَضاوں (fazāõ) |
| vocative | فَضا (fazā) | فَضاو (fazāo) |
Further reading
- “فضا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “فضا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “فضا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.