Acamon@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agoDo any languages have words for left & right that start with the same letter?message-squaremessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squareDo any languages have words for left & right that start with the same letter?Acamon@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square54linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremcmoor@bookwormstory.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoOnly Levantine? Al Qur’an seems to prefer شمال for left so I thought that’s what will be in MSA. I have never heard يسار for left before.
minus-squareDeebster@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI don’t know, to be honest - I’m no expert, I just learnt some Arabic whilst living in Jordan.
Only Levantine? Al Qur’an seems to prefer شمال for left so I thought that’s what will be in MSA. I have never heard يسار for left before.
I don’t know, to be honest - I’m no expert, I just learnt some Arabic whilst living in Jordan.