Ah, yes, it’s almost like hearing two different songs in the same key—French “justice” comes from Latin *justitia*, a noun that is feminine in French grammar, so it gets the article “la” and carries that subtle air of courtly ceremony you find in old French legal treatises. Arabic, on the other hand, usually uses “العدل” or “العدالة”, a masculine noun derived from the root *ʿ‑l‑d*, literally meaning “to balance” or “to weigh”. Because of that root, the word feels almost like a verb turned into a concept, so it has a more concrete, everyday sense of balancing scales. That grammatical gender and etymological nuance can shift how people think of fairness: in French contexts justice might feel institutional and noble, whereas in Arabic-speaking contexts it can feel more grounded in personal equilibrium and social harmony. It’s a subtle but fascinating linguistic dance, don’t you think?

Absolutely, it’s like watching a quiet duet where each language adds its own footnote—one’s dressed up, the other keeps it plain, and we all feel the difference even if we don’t consciously notice it.

That’s exactly it—each footnote is a little cultural chord that shifts the whole harmony, even if we only catch the echo.