English words of Arabic origin
A
Admiral أمير البحر amiir al-baHr "commander of the sea"
Adobe الطوب aT-Tuub "the brick" (itself originally from Coptic t�be)
Albacore al-bakoura
Albatross
Alchemy الكيمياء al-keemiyaa (from disputed origins; possibly Greek)
Alcohol, via Spanish alcohol الكحول al-kuHuul (original meaning "eyeshadow", from a root meaning "dark"; cf. kohl)
Alcove, al-qubba, "the arch"
Alfalfa al-fasfasa "fodder"
Algebra via Spanish �lgebra; الجبر al-jabr (literally "repairing")
Algorithm from the name of الخوارزمي al-Khwarizmi
Alkali al-qaliy "calx"
Almanac al-manaakh, "the climate"
Amber anbar, "ambergris"
Apricot al-birqouq
Arsenalدار الصناعة daar sinaa`a, "house of manufacturing"
Artichoke via Italian from Arabic الخرشوف al-khurshouf (which, ironically, was reborrowed back into Lebanese Arabic as Ardthi-Shoki أرضي شوكي)
Assassin - حشّاشين al-hashaasheen "users of hashish" (from the drugs used by the original Assassins of Alamut)
Azimuth as-sumut "the paths"
Azure via persian , al-lazward "lapis lazuli"
Admiral أمير البحر amiir al-baHr "commander of the sea"
Adobe الطوب aT-Tuub "the brick" (itself originally from Coptic t�be)
Albacore al-bakoura
Albatross
Alchemy الكيمياء al-keemiyaa (from disputed origins; possibly Greek)
Alcohol, via Spanish alcohol الكحول al-kuHuul (original meaning "eyeshadow", from a root meaning "dark"; cf. kohl)
Alcove, al-qubba, "the arch"
Alfalfa al-fasfasa "fodder"
Algebra via Spanish �lgebra; الجبر al-jabr (literally "repairing")
Algorithm from the name of الخوارزمي al-Khwarizmi
Alkali al-qaliy "calx"
Almanac al-manaakh, "the climate"
Amber anbar, "ambergris"
Apricot al-birqouq
Arsenalدار الصناعة daar sinaa`a, "house of manufacturing"
Artichoke via Italian from Arabic الخرشوف al-khurshouf (which, ironically, was reborrowed back into Lebanese Arabic as Ardthi-Shoki أرضي شوكي)
Assassin - حشّاشين al-hashaasheen "users of hashish" (from the drugs used by the original Assassins of Alamut)
Azimuth as-sumut "the paths"
Azure via persian , al-lazward "lapis lazuli"
C
Caliber qaalib "mold, model"
Camel - jamal , from Latin camellus, from one of the Semitic languages (which one is uncertain, but the term is found in Latin before Arabic)
Camphor كافور kaafuur (via Medieval Latin), probably from Malay kapur.
Candy from sugar qandi "candied", from qand "cane sugar"
Carafe ghiraaf "handfuls of water"
Caramel
Caraway karaawiyaa
Check - through Arabic sakk, from Persian shah "king"
Checkmate - shāh māt "the King is dead"
Chemistry (see "Alchemy")
Cipher صفر Sifr "zero"
Coffee قهوة qahwah (via Turkish kahve)
Cork qoorq, ultimately from Latin quercus "oak"
Cotton قطن quTn
Crimson qirmizi , from qirmiz "red dye" (see "Kermes")
Cumin from Greek kuminon, from an unidentified Semitic language; c.f. Arabic kamuun
Caliber qaalib "mold, model"
Camel - jamal , from Latin camellus, from one of the Semitic languages (which one is uncertain, but the term is found in Latin before Arabic)
Camphor كافور kaafuur (via Medieval Latin), probably from Malay kapur.
Candy from sugar qandi "candied", from qand "cane sugar"
Carafe ghiraaf "handfuls of water"
Caramel
Caraway karaawiyaa
Check - through Arabic sakk, from Persian shah "king"
Checkmate - shāh māt "the King is dead"
Chemistry (see "Alchemy")
Cipher صفر Sifr "zero"
Coffee قهوة qahwah (via Turkish kahve)
Cork qoorq, ultimately from Latin quercus "oak"
Cotton قطن quTn
Crimson qirmizi , from qirmiz "red dye" (see "Kermes")
Cumin from Greek kuminon, from an unidentified Semitic language; c.f. Arabic kamuun
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G
Garble gharbala "sift", ultimately from Latin cribellum "sieve"
Gauze qazz "raw silk"
Gazelle غزال ghazaal
Genie جنّ jinn
Gerbil yarbu
Ghoul غول ghuul
Giraffe زرافة zaraafah
Guitar qithaar , via Spanish, ultimately from Greek
Garble gharbala "sift", ultimately from Latin cribellum "sieve"
Gauze qazz "raw silk"
Gazelle غزال ghazaal
Genie جنّ jinn
Gerbil yarbu
Ghoul غول ghuul
Giraffe زرافة zaraafah
Guitar qithaar , via Spanish, ultimately from Greek
H
Haremحريم h'aram "prohibited, set apart"
Hashish حشيش Hashiish "grass"
Hazard الزهر az-zahr �the die�
Henna حنة hinaa
Haremحريم h'aram "prohibited, set apart"
Hashish حشيش Hashiish "grass"
Hazard الزهر az-zahr �the die�
Henna حنة hinaa
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J
Jar جرة jarrah "large earthen vase"
Jasmine ياسمين yaasamiin (ultimately from Persian)
Jinn جنّ jinn "spirits"
Julep جلاب julaab "rose water" , ultimately from Persian gulaab
Jar جرة jarrah "large earthen vase"
Jasmine ياسمين yaasamiin (ultimately from Persian)
Jinn جنّ jinn "spirits"
Julep جلاب julaab "rose water" , ultimately from Persian gulaab
K
Kermes قرمز qirmiz (via Spanish; ultimately from Sanskit krmi-ja "worm-produced")
Kismet via Persian, qisma "portion, destiny, fate"
L
Lacquer
Lake pigments
Lemon via Persian, laymoun
Lilac via Persian, laylak
Lime limah "citrus fruit"
Lute العود al-`uud "the lute" , The fore-runner of the guitar.
Lacquer
Lake pigments
Lemon via Persian, laymoun
Lilac via Persian, laylak
Lime limah "citrus fruit"
Lute العود al-`uud "the lute" , The fore-runner of the guitar.
M
Macrame miqrama "embroidered veil"
Magazine makhaazin "storehouses" , possibly from Crusades
Marzipan mawthaban "coin featuring a seated figure"
Mascara maskhara "buffoon"
Massage
Mattress مطرح maTraH "place where something is thrown, mat, cushion"
Mecca مكّة Makkah
Minaret manarah , nar "fire"
Mochaمخا al-mukhaa "Mocha" [Yemen]
Mohair mukhayyar "having the choice"
Monsoon mawsim "season"
Mosque مسجد masjid (via Italian)
Mummy mumiyaa "embalmed body"
Myrrh from Greek, ultimately from one of the Semitic languages, but which one is unclear; cf. Arabic مر murr "bitter"
Macrame miqrama "embroidered veil"
Magazine makhaazin "storehouses" , possibly from Crusades
Marzipan mawthaban "coin featuring a seated figure"
Mascara maskhara "buffoon"
Massage
Mattress مطرح maTraH "place where something is thrown, mat, cushion"
Mecca مكّة Makkah
Minaret manarah , nar "fire"
Mochaمخا al-mukhaa "Mocha" [Yemen]
Mohair mukhayyar "having the choice"
Monsoon mawsim "season"
Mosque مسجد masjid (via Italian)
Mummy mumiyaa "embalmed body"
Myrrh from Greek, ultimately from one of the Semitic languages, but which one is unclear; cf. Arabic مر murr "bitter"
O
Orange Naranj or Naranja نرنجة (orginally an Arabic word for a type of an orange fruit and also a Spanish word for the orange color)
Ottoman uthman
Orange Naranj or Naranja نرنجة (orginally an Arabic word for a type of an orange fruit and also a Spanish word for the orange color)
Ottoman uthman
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S
Safari سفر from Arabic safar "travel" through Swahili
Saffron za`faraan
Sahara �ah'ra "desert"
Sash shaash "muslin"
Sequin sikkah "die, coin"
Satin probably zaytuni "of Zaytun"
Sesame simsim
Sherbet شربات sharbaat "drinks"
Shrub, as in the drink
Soda
Sofa suffa "stone ledge"
Spinach isfanakh
Sugar سكّر sukkar (possibly from an Indian language, cf. Sanskrit sharkara)
Sultan سلطان sulTaan "ruler"
Syrup sharaab "beverage, drink"
Safari سفر from Arabic safar "travel" through Swahili
Saffron za`faraan
Sahara �ah'ra "desert"
Sash shaash "muslin"
Sequin sikkah "die, coin"
Satin probably zaytuni "of Zaytun"
Sesame simsim
Sherbet شربات sharbaat "drinks"
Shrub, as in the drink
Soda
Sofa suffa "stone ledge"
Spinach isfanakh
Sugar سكّر sukkar (possibly from an Indian language, cf. Sanskrit sharkara)
Sultan سلطان sulTaan "ruler"
Syrup sharaab "beverage, drink"
T
Talc talq
Talisman ultimately from Greek telesma
Tamarind tamr-hindi "date of India"
Tambourine via Persian, tanbur a small "tambour"
Tariff ta`riifa "notification, price list"
Typhoon طوفان Tuufaan "flood", itself from Greek Typhon; also affected by Cantonese taai-fung
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