Do u know any English word that has an Arabic origin?

Question

you know their are some English words that have Arabic origins. Would u please help me with a list of them?
for example: "Arsenal" is rooted to two Arabic words which are "Dar alsena'a"!

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I just googled it, and found the following, among others (w/link

Cornea - one of the major parts in the eye. Arabic: al-qarniya (qarn = "horn")

"Alphabet" comes from the semitic letters alif (first letter) + ba = beit. Beit was the second pictographic letter in the Phoenician.
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Alhambra: "the red one"
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Taj Mahal: "crown place"
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Canal = Arabic qanawat
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Chemise (French) = qamees (Arabic)
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Naphtha, naphthalene = naft (mentioned in the Qur'an, meaning oil for burning)

Answer 3

There are many--many words which relate to mathematics or astronomy, coffee, assassin, and many goods which came from China over the Silk Road. Arabs were the traders, and had much more advanced knowledge of math and astronomy than Europeans, so as we learned from them, we used their terminology.

Answer 4

shish kebab.

Shish kebab (şiş kebap in Turkish) is a wooden or metal stick (a skewer) with small cubes of any kind of meat, fowl, fish, fruit, or vegetable (usually a combination) that is roasted on a grill. The name literally means 'skewer of grilled meat' in Persian.

This comes from the word "kebab", which is Persian, means "grilled (or broiled) meat" in Persian and Turkish (spelled Kebap in Turkish). Kebab is usually made of lamb and beef, although chicken and fish can be used for some styles.

Amongst airline crew and engineering staff, kebab is used as a slang term for an aircraft's jet engine - it spins and gets hot.

Answer 5

both are roughly the same except when it comes to protein. EVERY veggies include a respectable amount of protein; fruits does not.

Answer 6

The definition of fresh fruit has different meanings depending on context.

Answer 7

Alcohol, Algebra, rook (in chess), the list is endless - specially in chemistry and other sciences. Also there are lots of Indian words in English - shampoo, guru, goolies (informal) and so on.

Answer 8

sugar
"Etymology: Middle English sugre, sucre, from Anglo-French sucre, from Medieval Latin zuccarum, from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, ultimately from Sanskrit sarkarA; akin to Sanskrit sarkara pebble" (www.m-w.com)

coffee
"Etymology: Italian & Turkish; Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Arabic qahwa" (www.m-w.com)

Answer 9

i think the word (camel) has an arabic origin which is (JAMAL) in arabic

Answer 10

Here's a list of dozens & dozens of them!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Arabic_origin