English Words Of Arabic Origin

English Words of Arabic Origin admiral albacore Alcazar alchemy alcohol alcove alfalfa algebra algorithm Alhambra almanac amber apricot arsenal artichoke assassin

(‫ﺮﻴﻣﻷﺃ‬, al-ameer, “commander of”) (‫ﺓﺮﻮﻜﺎﺒﻠﺃ‬, al-bakoura) (‫ﺮﺻﻗﻠﺃ‬, al-qasr, “the castle”) (‫ﺀﺎﻳﻤﻳﻜﻠﺃ‬, al-keemiyaa, “chemistry”) (‫ﻞﻮﺤﻜﻟﺃ‬, al-kuhoul) (‫ﺔﺒﻘﻟﺃ‬, al-qubba, “the arch”) (‫ﺔﺳﻓﺳﻔﻟﺃ‬, al-fasfasa) (‫ﺮﺑﺠﻠﺃ‬, al-jabr, “the restoration, fusion”) (‫ﻲﻣﺯﺮﺍﻮﺧﻟﺃ‬, al-Khawarizmi, a ninth-century Arab mathematician) (‫ﺀﺍﺮﻣﺤﻠﺃ‬, al-hamraa, “the red house”) (‫ﺥﺎﻧﻤﻠﺃ‬, al-manaakh, “the climate”) (‫ﺮﺑﻨﻋ‬, `anbar, “ambergris”) (‫ﻖﻮﻘﺮﺑﻟﺃ‬, al-birqouq) (‫ﺔﻋﺎﻧﺼ ﺮﺍﺪ‬, daar sinaa`a, “house of manufacturing”) (‫ ﻒﻭﺷﺮﺧﻟﺃ‬,‫ﻚﻮﺷﻟﺃ ﺾﺮﺃ‬, ard al-shawk, alkhurshouf, “choke of the earth”)

(‫ﻦﻳﺷﺎﺷﺤﻠﺃ‬, al-hashaasheen, “users of hashish”) attar (‫ﺭﻄﻋ‬, `itr, “perfume”) balsam (‫ﻢﺴﻟﺒ‬, balsam) borax (‫ﻖﺍﺭﻭﺑ‬, buraaq) caliber (‫ﺐﻠﻗ‬, qaalib, “mold, model”) caliph (‫ﺔﻓﻳﻠﺧ‬, khaleefa, “successor”) camel (‫ﻞﻤﭽ‬, jamal) carafe (‫ﻒﺍﺮﻏ‬, ghiraaf, “handfuls of water”) carat(‫ﻄﺍﺭﻳﻗ‬, qiraat) caraway (‫ﺎﻳﻮﺍﺮﻛ‬, karaawiyaa) checkmate (‫ﺖﺎﻤ ﻩﺎﺸ‬, shah maat, “the king is dead”) cipher (‫ﺮﻔﺼ‬, sifr, “empty, zero”)

coffee (‫ﺓﻭﻬﻗ‬, qahwa) cotton (‫ﻦﻄﻗ‬, qutn) crimson (‫ﻱﺯﻤﺮﻗ‬, qirmizi, from qirmiz, “red dye”) cumin (‫ﻥﻮﻤﻜ‬, kamuun) damask (‫ﻕﺷﻤﺪ‬, dimashq, “Damascus” [Syria]) divan (‫ﻦﺍﻭﻳﺪ‬, diwaan, “hall, assembly”) elixir (‫ﺮﻳﺴﻜﻹﺃ‬, al-iksiir) gazelle (‫ﻞﺍﺯﻏ‬, ghazaal) gauze (‫ﺯﻗ‬, qazz, “raw silk”) genie (‫ﻦﺠ‬, jinn, “demon”) ghoul (‫ﻞﻮﻏ‬, ghoul) giraffe (‫ﺔﻓﺍﺭﺯ‬, zaraafa) guitar (‫ﺮﺎﺛﻳﻗ‬, qithaar) gypsum (‫ﺲﺑﺠ‬, jibs, “plaster”) hazard (‫ﺮﻫﺯﻟﺃ‬, al-zahr, “the die”) henna (‫ﺀﺎﻧﺤ‬, hinaa) jar (‫ﺓﺮﺠ‬, jarra) kismet (‫ﺔﻤﺴﻗ‬, qisma, “portion, destiny”) kohl (‫ﻞﺣﻜﻠﺃ‬, al-kuhl, “powdered antimony”) jasmine (‫ﻥﻳﻤﺳﺎﻳ‬, yasmiin) lemon (‫ﻦﻭﻤﻳﻟ‬, laymoun) lilac (‫ﻚﻠﻳﻠ‬, laylak) lute (‫ﺪﻮﻋ‬, `oud) macramé (‫ﺔﻤﺮﻗﻤ‬, miqrama, “embroidered veil”) magazine (‫ﻥﺰﺎﺧﻤ‬, makhaazin, “storehouses”) mascara (‫ﺓﺮﺧﺳﻤ‬, maskhara, “buffoon”) mocha (‫ﺎﺨﻤﻠﺃ‬, al-mukhaa, “Mocha” [Yemen]) mohair (‫ﺭﻳﺨﻤ‬, mukhayyar, “having the choice”) monsoon (‫ﻢﺴﻭﻣ‬, mawsim, “season”) mummy (‫ﺀﺎﻳﻤﻭﻤ‬, mumiyaa) muslin (‫ﻲﻠﺼﻭﻤ‬, mawsili, “from Mosul” [Iraq]) myrrh (‫ﺮﻤ‬, murr) nadir(‫ﺮﻳﻅﻨ‬, nazeer, “parallel”) racket (‫ﺔﺣﺍﺭ‬, raaha, “palm of the hand”) ream (‫ﺔﻤﺯﺭ‬, rizma, “bale, bundle”)

safari (‫ﺮﻓﺎﺴ‬, safara, “to travel”) safflower (‫ﺮﻓﺼﺃ‬, asfar, “yellow”) saffron (‫ﻦﺍﺮﻓﻋﺰ‬, za`faraan) sash (‫ﺵﺎﺸ‬, shaash, “muslin”) sequin (‫ﺔﻛﺴ‬, sikkah, “die, coin”) sesame (‫ﻢﺴﻤﺴ‬, simsim) sherbet (‫ﺔﺒﺮﺷ‬, sharba, “a drink”) sofa (‫ﺔﻓﺼ‬, suffa, “stone ledge”) sugar (‫ﺮﻜﺴ‬, sukkar) sumac (‫ﻖﺎﻤﺴ‬, summaaq) syrup (‫ﺐﺍﺮﺷ‬, sharaab, “beverage, drink”) talc (‫ﻕﻟﻂ‬, talq) tariff (‫ﺔﻓﻳﺮﻌﺘ‬, ta`riifa, “notification, price list”) tambourine (‫ﺮﻭﺑﻨﻄ‬, tunbour, “drum, cylinder”) typhoon (‫ﻦﺎﻓﻮﻃ‬, tufaan, “flood”) vizier (‫ﺮﻳﺰﻮ‬, waziir) zenith (‫ﺲﺃﺮﻠﺃ ﺖﻤﺳ‬, samt ar-ra’s, “zenith, vertex”) zero (‫ﺮﻓﺼ‬, sifr)