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Desert doesn't mean Sahara in Arabic, and they never say Desert Sahara. Do you see my point? It is just a small observation actually, not a big deal.
by mrwnmonm 4y ago
Desert doesn't mean Sahara in Arabic, and they never say Desert Sahara. Do you see my point?
It is just a small observation actually, not a big deal.
- kingofpandora 4y agoI understand your point, but not why you are surprised. If a non-Arabic speaker hears this place referred to as "sahara", why wouldn't other languages adopt it as "Sahara"? My adjacent point is that this is very common: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tautological_place_names?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tautological_place_nam...
- mrwnmonm 4y agoDidn't know it is common, thanks for that reference.