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Here are some of the main English words of Arabic origin:
Here are some of the main English words of Arabic origin:
{| class="wikitable"
|Arabic word
|English word
|-
|al-iksīr
|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
|}

Revision as of 11:41, 22 April 2020

Here are some of the main English words of Arabic origin:

Arabic word English word
al-iksīr 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
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