Arabic vocabulary
شِقّ is how you say “side” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
فَجَلَسَ وَجْهَهُ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ
So he sat with his face toward the other side.
الشِّقِّ — the side. Carries the attached 'the', marking a specific side, and its ending is the case the preceding preposition forces on it. It names the location the face is turned toward.
From: Three Companions Promised Paradise →OpenArabic teaches words like شِقّ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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