User:Jun-Dai/Comparison of Arabic and Hebrew

This is just my notes as I learn a tiny bit of both languages. I'm trying to see if learning them comparatively is a useful way to learn each language. In particular, I'm curious how having a whole lexicon organised around root words affects the etymology. I.e., to what extent do the roots and patterns exist across both languages and to what extent have they diverged?

A few initial notes:

• Printed Arabic is a cursive script, printed Hebrew is not. There are cursive Hebrew scripts (see w:Cursive Hebrew, but they seem fairly informal or uncodified.

Some roots:

• Learning / study
  • د ر س - d-r-s - learning/study
    • درس - to learn, to study
    • مدرسة - school
  • ל־מ־ד - l-m-d - learning/study
    • למידה - to learn, to study
    • לימודים - classes, lessons, studies
  • other:
    • בית ספר - school - lit. bet (house) + sefer (book)