Language/English/Vocabulary/English-words-of-Arabic-origin
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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 |