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Arabic Loanwords In English Arabic loanwords in English are words acquired directly from Arabic or else indirectly by passing from Arabic into other languages and then into English. Some of these Arabic loanwords are not of ancient Arabic origin, but are loanwords within Arabic itself, coming into Arabic from Persian, Greek or other languages.
Loanwords listed in alphabetical order Candy -կոնֆետ قندي qandi, sugared Arabic is from Persian qand = "cane [sugar]", and possibly from Sanskritic before that, since cane sugar developed in India.  alcohol -սպիրտ, ալկոհոլ , الكحل al-kohl, finely powdered kohl (stibnite). Crossref kohl in this list. The meaning evolved from "very fine granularity" to "very purified".
harem  -հարեմ حريم harīm, women's quarters in a large household. Arabic root-word means "forbidden", and thus the word carried the connotation of a place where men were forbidden.  lemon -կիտրոն ليمون līmūn, citrus fruit. The cultivation of lemons, limes, and bitter oranges was introduced to the Mediterranean Basin by the Arabs in the Middle Ages. The lemon tree's native origin appears to be in India but the word "lemon" does not appear to be Indian.
Lilac -յասաման ليلك līlak, from Persian lilak, variant of nilak = blueish, from Sanskrit nila = blue or indigo.  mummy  -մումիա موميا mūmiyā, embalmed corpse; earlier, a bituminous embalming substance, from Persian mūm = wax.
Orange -նարինջ نارنج nāranj, orange. Descends from Sanskriticnāraṅga = orange. The orange tree came from India.  sofa  -դիվան, բազմոց صفة suffah, a sofa, a couch or bench. This word was adopted into Turkish and entered Western Europe from Turkish in the 16th century.
Safari-սաֆարի English is from Swahili languagesafari = "journey" which is from Arabic سفر safar = "journey".  Sugar -շաքար سكّر sukkar, sugar. Ultimately from Sanskriticsharkara = sugar. Among the earliest records in English are these entries in the account books of an abbey in Durham: year 1302 "ZukerMarok", 1309 "succremarrokes", 1310 "Couker de Marrok", 1316 "Zucar de Cypr[us]".
Sumac -սումախ سمَاق summāq, sumac, species of shrub and the culinary spice obtained from its fruit. In the medieval era sumac was used in herbal medicine and in leather making and as a dye. Seen in 10th century Latin,andas such it is one of the earliest loanwords on this list.      Sultan- սուլթան Vizier- վեզիր Bazaar-արլևելյան շուկա Caravan- քարավան Teacher-YannaAbovyan Pupil-Lena  Vardanyan

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List of english words of Arabic origin

  • 1. Arabic Loanwords In English Arabic loanwords in English are words acquired directly from Arabic or else indirectly by passing from Arabic into other languages and then into English. Some of these Arabic loanwords are not of ancient Arabic origin, but are loanwords within Arabic itself, coming into Arabic from Persian, Greek or other languages.
  • 2. Loanwords listed in alphabetical order Candy -կոնֆետ قندي qandi, sugared Arabic is from Persian qand = "cane [sugar]", and possibly from Sanskritic before that, since cane sugar developed in India. alcohol -սպիրտ, ալկոհոլ , الكحل al-kohl, finely powdered kohl (stibnite). Crossref kohl in this list. The meaning evolved from "very fine granularity" to "very purified".
  • 3. harem  -հարեմ حريم harīm, women's quarters in a large household. Arabic root-word means "forbidden", and thus the word carried the connotation of a place where men were forbidden. lemon -կիտրոն ليمون līmūn, citrus fruit. The cultivation of lemons, limes, and bitter oranges was introduced to the Mediterranean Basin by the Arabs in the Middle Ages. The lemon tree's native origin appears to be in India but the word "lemon" does not appear to be Indian.
  • 4. Lilac -յասաման ليلك līlak, from Persian lilak, variant of nilak = blueish, from Sanskrit nila = blue or indigo. mummy  -մումիա موميا mūmiyā, embalmed corpse; earlier, a bituminous embalming substance, from Persian mūm = wax.
  • 5. Orange -նարինջ نارنج nāranj, orange. Descends from Sanskriticnāraṅga = orange. The orange tree came from India. sofa  -դիվան, բազմոց صفة suffah, a sofa, a couch or bench. This word was adopted into Turkish and entered Western Europe from Turkish in the 16th century.
  • 6. Safari-սաֆարի English is from Swahili languagesafari = "journey" which is from Arabic سفر safar = "journey". Sugar -շաքար سكّر sukkar, sugar. Ultimately from Sanskriticsharkara = sugar. Among the earliest records in English are these entries in the account books of an abbey in Durham: year 1302 "ZukerMarok", 1309 "succremarrokes", 1310 "Couker de Marrok", 1316 "Zucar de Cypr[us]".
  • 7. Sumac -սումախ سمَاق summāq, sumac, species of shrub and the culinary spice obtained from its fruit. In the medieval era sumac was used in herbal medicine and in leather making and as a dye. Seen in 10th century Latin,andas such it is one of the earliest loanwords on this list.     Sultan- սուլթան Vizier- վեզիր Bazaar-արլևելյան շուկա Caravan- քարավան Teacher-YannaAbovyan Pupil-Lena  Vardanyan