Directions

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Directions (اتجاهات) #

Nouns that describe spatial or geographical directions الاتجاهات (al-ittiǧāhāt) such as north, south, east, west, right, and left.

They are not true adverbs, but they are often used in adverbial expressions with prepositions like:

إِلَى (to / towards)
مِنْ (from)
فِي (in)
نَحْوَ (towards)

Main Directions (الاتجاهات الرئيسية) #

Arabic	Transliteration	Meaning	Example
شَمَال	shamāl	north	ذَهَبَ إِلى الشَّمَالِ – He went to the north.
جَنُوب	janūb	south	سَافَرَ إِلى الجَنُوبِ – He travelled to the south.
شَرْق	sharq	east	الشَّمْسُ تَطْلُعُ مِنَ الشَّرْقِ – The sun rises from the east.
غَرْب	gharb	west	تَغْرُبُ فِي الغَرْبِ – It sets in the west.

%% Mermaid flowchart diagram — compass
flowchart TB
 style CENTER fill:#fff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
 N[شَمَال<br/>North] -->|↑| CENTER((●))
 S[جَنُوب<br/>South] -->|↓| CENTER
 W[غَرْب<br/>West] -->|←| CENTER
 E[شَرْق<br/>East] -->|→| CENTER
 CENTER --> R[يَمِين<br/>Right]
 CENTER --> L[يَسَار<br/>Left]

 classDef dir fill:#f2f8ff,stroke:#2b6cb0;
 class N,S,W,E,R,L dir;

↔️ Horizontal Directions (الاتجاهات الجانبية) #

Arabic	Transliteration	Meaning	Example
يَمِين	yamīn	right	الجَانِبُ اليَمِين – The right side
يَسَار / شِمَال	yasār / shimāl	left	الجَانِبُ اليَسَار – The left side

💡 Note: Both يَسَار and شِمَال mean “left,” though يَسَار is more common in Modern Standard Arabic.

Directions on Arshad Siddiqui

Directions

Directions (اتجاهات) #

Main Directions (الاتجاهات الرئيسية) #

↔️ Horizontal Directions (الاتجاهات الجانبية) #