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left in Arabic

يَسَار yasār

UK/ˈlɛft/US/ˈɫɛft/

left in Arabic: يَسَار (yasār), شِمَال (šimāl), شمال (šimāl), يسار (yasār). In English, left means designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←.

Arabic words for left

west side of the body when one is facing north
يَسَار yasār, شِمَال šimāl, شمال šimāl, يسار yasār, شُمال šumāl
pertaining to the political left — see also leftist
يساري yasāri
on the left side
يَسَارًا yasāran, شِمَالًا šimālan
towards the left side
إِلَى اَلْيَسَار ʔilā l-yasār, إِلَى اَلشِّمَال ʔilā š-šimāl
the left side
يسار
the ensemble of left-wing political parties
يَسَار yasār
leftover
بِقِي bigi

English meaning of left

  1. adjective Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←.
  2. adjective Anticlockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
  3. adjective Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the north bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥲ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the left side of the river.
  4. adjective Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.

Full definition of left

left in a sentence

  • The road up ahead contains a left bend.
  • Rotate the bolt to the left to loosen it.
  • The Eiffel Tower is on the left bank of the Seine.

Synonyms of left

All synonyms of left

left in other languages

Questions about left in Arabic

What is the meaning of left in Arabic?
Left in Arabic is يَسَار (yasār), شِمَال (šimāl), شمال (šimāl), يسار (yasār).
ما معنى كلمة left؟
Left: يَسَار (yasār), شِمَال (šimāl), شمال (šimāl), يسار (yasār).
What does left mean in English?
Left means designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: left (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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