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English vocabulary of Arab origin
Admiral:
amir-lbahr
اميرالبحر
Commander of the sea
Adobe:
al-tuba
الطوبه
The brick
Alchemy:
al-kimia
الكيميا
The art of transmutation *LGk "khemia" the land of Egypt
Alcohol:
al-kuhl
الكحل
The powdered antimony
Alcove:
al-qubba
القبه
The vault
Alfalfa:
alfasfasa
الفصفصه
The forage plant
Algebra:
al-jabr
الجبر
Setting (of broken bones); knitting together (refers to solving equations)
Algorithm:
al-khwarizmi
الخوارزمي
9th century mathematician: Muhammad Ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
Alkali:
al-qilyu
القلى
The potash
Almanac:
almanakh
المناخ
The climate
Amber:
anbar
عنبر
Ambergris, amber
Apricot:
al-barquq
البرقوق
The plum
Arsenal:
dar al-sinaa
دارالصناعه
The house of manufacturing
Artichoke:
al-khurshuf
الخرشوف
The artichoke
Azimuth:
as-sumut
السموت
The ways *Lat: "semita, path"
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Barberry
barbaris
برباريس
Barberry bush
Berber:
barbari
بربريّ
Barbaric, uncivilized *Lat
Borax:
buraq
بورق
Sodium borate *Per
Caliber:
qalib
قالب
Mold . *Gk Prob
Camel:
jamal
جمل
Camel
Cameo:
qamail
قماعيل
Flower buds
Candy:
qand
قند
Crystalline form of evaporated sugar
Cane:
qanaa
قناه
Hollow stick *Gk
Carafe:
gharraf
غراف
Dipper weight
Carat:
qirat
قيراط
Measure *Gk
Carmine:
qirmiz
قرمز
Red dye
Cipher:
sifr
صفر
Zero
Coffee
qahwa
قهوه
Coffee
Cotton:
qutn
قطن
Cotton from Gossypium plant
Crimson:
qirmizi
قرمزي
Red dye from the kermes beetle
Crocus:
kurkum
كركم
Saffron *Lat
Cumin:
kammun
كمون
Cumin plant
Drub:
darab
ضرب
To beat, hit
Elixir:
al-iksir
الاكسير
The drug *Gk
Gazelle:
ghazal
غزال
Gazelle
Genie:
jinni
جنّي
Demon, spirit
Gerbil:
yarbu
يربوع
Desert rodent
Ghoul:
gul
غول
Demon
Giraffe:
zarafa
زرافه
African mammal
Guitar *
qitar
قيتار
: kitharaGuitar
, "lyre"
Gypsum:
jibs
جبس
Mortar
Hazard:
al-zahr
الزهر
Dice used in backgammon
Jacket:
shakka
شك
Mailcoat
Jasmine:
yasmin
يسمين
Fragrant flowers *Per
Lemon:
timun
ليمون
Lemon fruit *Per
Lute:
al-ud
العود
Stringed instrument
Magazine:
makhazin
مخازن
Storehouses
Mattress:
matrah
مطرح
Place where s.th. is thrown
Monsoon:
mawsim
موسم
Season
Mosque:
masjid
مسجد
Place of worship
Mummy:
mumiya
موميا
Preservative
Muslin:
mawsili
موصلي
(Cloth) from Mosul *Per
Racket:
raha
راحه
Palm of the hand
Ream:
rizma
رزمه
Bundle
Safari:
safar
سفر
Journey
Saffron:
zafaran
زعفران
Saffron spice
Sash:
shash
شاش
White cloth, muslin
Satin:
zaytuni
زيتوني
From Zaytoon, Arabic form of Tsinkiang, Chinese city from which it was probably exported
Sofa:
suffa
صفّه
Ledge, bench, saddle pad
Sugar:
sukkar
سكّر
Ground sugar *Per
Syrup:
sharab
شراب
Syrup, drink
STREET
serat
صراط
Tabby:
tabbi
عتابي
Name of quarter in Baghdad
Tambourine:
tanbur
طنبور
Bass drum
Tangerine:
tanja
طنجه
Name of a Moroccan port: Tangiers
Typhoon:
tufan
طوفان
Whirlwind *Gk
Zero:
sifr
صفر
Nothing, zero
Zirconium:
zirqun
زرقون
Zirconium metal