Acamon@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoDo any languages have words for left & right that start with the same letter?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareDo any languages have words for left & right that start with the same letter?Acamon@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremcmoor@bookwormstory.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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.