فضاء

Arabic

Etymology

Verbal noun of فَضَا (faḍā, “to be or become spacious”), from the root ف ض و (f ḍ w) or ف ض ي (f ḍ y).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa.dˤaːʔ/

Noun

فَضَاء • (faḍāʔ) m (plural أَفْضِيَة (ʔafḍiya))

vast and unlimited space, empty space
(countable) open area, open country
(physics) outer space, cosmic space, cosmos
الفَضَاءُ الخَارِجِيُّ ― al-faḍāʔu al-ḵārijiyyu ― outer space

Declension

Declension of noun **فَضَاء** (faḍāʔ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَضَاء faḍāʔ	الْفَضَاء al-faḍāʔ	فَضَاء faḍāʔ
nominative	فَضَاءٌ faḍāʔun	الْفَضَاءُ al-faḍāʔu	فَضَاءُ faḍāʔu
accusative	فَضَاءً faḍāʔan	الْفَضَاءَ al-faḍāʔa	فَضَاءَ faḍāʔa
genitive	فَضَاءٍ faḍāʔin	الْفَضَاءِ al-faḍāʔi	فَضَاءِ faḍāʔi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَضَاءَيْن faḍāʔayn	الْفَضَاءَيْن al-faḍāʔayn	فَضَاءَيْ faḍāʔay
nominative	فَضَاءَانِ faḍāʔāni	الْفَضَاءَانِ al-faḍāʔāni	فَضَاءَا faḍāʔā
accusative	فَضَاءَيْنِ faḍāʔayni	الْفَضَاءَيْنِ al-faḍāʔayni	فَضَاءَيْ faḍāʔay
genitive	فَضَاءَيْنِ faḍāʔayni	الْفَضَاءَيْنِ al-faḍāʔayni	فَضَاءَيْ faḍāʔay
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَفْضِيَة ʔafḍiya	الْأَفْضِيَة al-ʔafḍiya	أَفْضِيَة ʔafḍiyat
nominative	أَفْضِيَةٌ ʔafḍiyatun	الْأَفْضِيَةُ al-ʔafḍiyatu	أَفْضِيَةُ ʔafḍiyatu
accusative	أَفْضِيَةً ʔafḍiyatan	الْأَفْضِيَةَ al-ʔafḍiyata	أَفْضِيَةَ ʔafḍiyata
genitive	أَفْضِيَةٍ ʔafḍiyatin	الْأَفْضِيَةِ al-ʔafḍiyati	أَفْضِيَةِ ʔafḍiyati

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: fəza
→ Ottoman Turkish: فضا (feza)
- Turkish: feza
→ Persian: فضا (fazâ)
→ Urdu: فضا (fizā)
→ Uzbek: fazo

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic فَضاء (faḍāʔ).

Noun

فضاء • (faḍāʔ) m

(formal) alternative form of فضا (faḍa, “void, space”)

Derived terms

الفضاء الخارجي (il-faḍāʔ il-ḵāriji, “outer space”)
سفينة فضاء (safīnet faḍāʔ, “spaceship”)