Acamon@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 months agoDo any languages have words for left & right that start with the same letter?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1113arrow-down1message-squareDo any languages have words for left & right that start with the same letter?Acamon@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDeebster@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoLevantine Arabic says shamal شمال but that’s might be too slangy for labelling.
minus-squaremcmoor@bookwormstory.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months 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-up1·10 months agoI don’t know, to be honest - I’m no expert, I just learnt some Arabic whilst living in Jordan.
Levantine Arabic says shamal شمال but that’s might be too slangy for labelling.
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.