Busca entre varios profesores de Inglés...
Richard
Arabic words in Spanish
I learn that the "j" in Spanish is Arabic in origin. Does this mean that Spanish words that have a "j" in them, like ojala (Allah?) often come from Arabic? Reloj? Frijoles?
27 de jul. de 2012 4:32
Respuestas · 2
1
The spelling of j letter comes from Latin Language and althought you are right and ojala is a word of Arabic origin, no every word with a -j- comes from Arabic.
Reloj, and frijoles are words wich come from the old Catalan.
In Spanish are lot of words from Arabic, most of them are the words wich start with the prefix al. for example alhambra, almohada, alcalde.... They are too, some wich start with -j-, like jabalí, or jarabe, but not every Spanish word with a " j", comes from Arabic origen
27 de julio de 2012
¿No has encontrado las respuestas?
¡Escribe tus preguntas y deja que los hablantes nativos te ayuden!
Richard
Competencias lingüísticas
Inglés, Español
Idioma de aprendizaje
Artículos que podrían gustarte

English Vocabulary for Using Microsoft Office at Work
9 votos positivos · 2 Comentarios

How to Answer “How Was Your Weekend?” Naturally in English
50 votos positivos · 29 Comentarios

Why Some Jokes Don’t Translate: Understanding Humor in English
15 votos positivos · 6 Comentarios
Más artículos
