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The cause of colonialism Many similar words emerged.
The cause of colonialism Many similar words emerged.
In English language there are some words that are similar to the Arabic language such as sabkha and lemons
Best Regards Farangis Shahidzade
Dear Farangis
Sabkha is an Arabic word for salt flat area. It represents an equilibrium state controlled by geomorphic surface whose level is dictated by the local water table. Sabkhas are occasionally covered by ephemeral shallow water, but for most of the time they are subaerial mud flats.
Best Regards Farangis Shahidzade
Can't remember for now. Definitely are are words in English that are similar in my other tongue (Yoruba, Nigeria)
Definitely, there are some similar words in my native Ukrainian language and English. Some words are totally equal, another have similar parts or root. Also, you can find similar words by sounding but different in content.
Yes, dear Farangis,
There are many words in arabic (mother tongue) similar to English language like; hello هلو, bye bye باي باي, cave كهف, algebra الجبر, soda صودا, amberعنبر, cotton قطن, sugar سكر, jinn جن, tariff تعريفة , coffee قهوه etc. ..
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Naseer Almukhtar
Yes, some words are spelled precisely the same, and mean totally different things!
First, many languages (yes even French!!) have adopted English words or phrases. Like, "road trip," or "week-end," or "jet set." Many, many examples like that.
But there are other more strange examples. "Dove" in English is a bird. In Italian, it means "where." Same spelling. "Come" in English is a verb, as in "come here." In Italian, it means "how." Same spelling. And other similar and equally confusing examples, such as "adage," in English, vs "adagio" in Italian. An "adage" in English is a saying, or a proverb. In Italian, "adagio" means "slowly." Go figure.
And then, of course, there are any number of English words that have Latin or other romance language roots, or for that matter, German roots, so the spelling and pronunciation would be similar to those other languages. But that's far less odd.
DEAR DR. FARANGIS,
YES, THEIR IS A MANY OF WORDS LIKE THAT: ALTAIR, MUMMY, LILAK, ALCOHOL,, WAIST, JASMINE, AND GAZELLE, ... ECT.
BEST WISHES,
NASEER ALMUKHTAR
Yes. Please have a look at this link.
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-words-in-common-in-English-and-Hindi
Languages do not have rigid borderlines, and as a result of the frequency of interactions such as trade and travel , they may borrow and use the words from other contact languages. As such, borrowing is a legitimate method of using words from other languages through what is called transliteration - adjusting the spelling and pronunciation of a foreign word with canonical patterns of the host language. The category of words known as faux amis or false cognates in all languages is a very good example.
There are a lot of:
biznis, Business
blef, bluff
dizajn, design
dizajner, designer
fer, fair
hardver, hardware
imidž, image
korner, corner
kompjuter, computer
link, link
menadžer, manager
sendvič, sandwich
softver, software
tenis, tennis
šoping, shopping
vikend, weekend
meč, match...
There are so many words in my mothertongue, Arabic that are similar to English such as glass, camp and many others.
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