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Here are some of the main English words of Arabic origin:
Arabic (latin alphabet) | Arabic (Arabic alphabet) | English word |
---|---|---|
al-iksīr | [to be completed] | elixir |
al-jabr | algebra | |
al-khwārizmī | algorythm, algorism | |
alkimya | alchemy, chemistry | |
al-kohl | alcohol | |
al-tunn | tuna | |
daar As-SinaaH | arsenal | |
isbinākh | spinach | |
jubba | jumper | |
kāfūr | camphor | |
līmūn | lemon | |
makhāzin | magazine | |
matrah | mattress | |
nāranj | orange | |
qahwa | coffee | |
qand | candy | |
quTun | cotton | |
samt | zenith | |
sharāb | syrup, sorbet | |
sifr | zero | |
soffa | sofa | |
suda | soda | |
suk | check | |
sukkar | sugar | |
taearyf | tariff | |
Tanja (a city in Morocco) | tangerine | |
tilsam | talisman | |
zaʿfarān | saffron | |
zarāfa | giraffe |
See also: https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/English/Vocabulary/English-words-of-French-origin
Source[edit | edit source]
https://angora.blog.hu/2019/10/12/30_english_words_of_arabic_origin
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