Here are some Arabic words which have entered the English language directly or indirectly via another language. If you don’t know them already, this is an easy way to increase your Arabic vocabulary. You might be surprised that many of these common words come from Arabic.
| alchemy | al-keemeeaa’ |
الكيمياء |
| alcohol | al-kuHl |
الكحل |
| alcove | al-qubba |
القبّة |
| algebra | al-jabr |
الجبر |
| arsenal | daar Sinaa3a |
دار صناعة |
| artichoke | al-kharshuf |
الخرشف |
| assassin | al-Hashaasheen |
الحشاشين |
| aubergine | al-baadhinjaan |
الباذنجان |
| camphor | kaafuur |
كافور |
| candy | qand |
قند |
| carat (gold purity) | qeeraaT |
قيراط |
| caravan | qayrawaan |
قيروان |
| coffee, café | qahwa |
قهوة |
| cotton | quTun |
قطن |
| crimson | qirmizee |
قرمزي |
| elixir | al-ikseer |
الإكسير |
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