English Words of Arabic Origin

English Word Arabic origin/meaning English Word Arabic origin/meaning

admiral amir al (commander of) divan diwa (hall, assembly)
albacore al-bakurah damask Dimashq (Damascus, Syria)
alcazar al-qusr (the castle) elixir al-iksir
alchemy al-kimiya gazelle ghazal
alcohol al-kuhul (powdered antimony) gauze quazz (raw silk)
alcove al-qubbuh (the arch) genie jJinniy (demon)
alfalfa alfasfasah ghoul ghul
algebra al-jabr (the reduction) giraffe zirafah
algorithm al-Khwarizmi (a 9th century Arab mathematician) guitar qitar
Alhambra al-hamra (the red house) gypsum jibs (plaster)
alkali al-qili (ashes of the saltwort plant) hashish hashish
almanac al-manakh (the climate) hazard az-zahr (the die)
amber anbar henna hinna
apricot al-birquq jar jarrah
arsenal dar sinaah (house of manufacture) jinn jinniy (demon)
artichoke al-khurshuf, ardi shauki (choke of the earth) kismet qismah (portion, lot)
assassin hashshashin (users or hashish) lemon laymun
average awariyah (damaged merchandise) lilac lilak
azure, lapis lazuli lazuward loofah lufa
balsam bBalsaan (the balm tree) lute al-ud
borax buraq jasmine yasmine
calabash qarah yabisah (dry gourd) macram migramah (embroidered veil)
caliber qalib (mold, model) magazine makhazin (storehouses)
caliph khalifah (successor) mascara maskharah (buffoon)
camel jamal mocha mukha (Mocha, a city in Yemen)
camise qamis mohair mukhayyar (having the choice)
camphor kafur monsoon mawsim (season)
carafe gharrafah mummy mumiyah
carmine qirmiz (kermes, insects for making red dye) muslin mawsiliy (from Mosul, Iraq)
carat qirat (bean pod; a small weight) myrrh murr
caraway karawiya nadir nazir (opposite)
checkmate shah mat (the king is dead) orange naranj
coffee qahwa racket rahah (palm of the hand)
cotton qutn ream rizmah (bale, bundle)
cipher sifr (empty, zero) safari safara (to travel)
cigar sigara safflower asfar (yellow)
cork qurq saffron zafaran
crimson qirmizi sash shash (muslin)
cumin kammun sesame simsim
sequin sikkah (die, coin) tamarind tamr hindi (Indian date)
sherbet sharbah (a drink) tambourine tanbur ( a stringed instrument)
sofa suffah (long bench) tariff tarif (information, notification)
sugar sukkar tarragon tarkhun
sumac summaq typhoon tufan (flood, damage)
syrup sharab (beverage, drink) vizier wazir
talc talq zenith samt (way)
talisman tilasm zero sifr