Arabic words in English, a list of English words that are actually Arabic.
Arabic has provided much of the vocabulary used in English, primarily due to cultural exchanges, trade, and scientific advancements between the Arab world and Europe throughout history. Many of these words were adopted into English during the Middle Ages when Arabic was Europe’s greater than Latin for science and literature. Within today’s vernacular, there are hundreds of words of Arabic origin that we use every day including but not limited to: algebra, alcohol, coffee and sugar, showing that Arabic continues to influence language development throughout the world.
Borrowed words from Arabic
- Algebra 📉 جبر
- Algorithm ◻️◻️◻️ الخوارزمي
- Alcohol🍷 الكحول
- Chemistry ⚗️🧪كمياء
- zero 0️⃣ صفر
- Syrup 🥞 شراب
• Giraffe 🦒 زرافة
Camel : 🐪جمل
• Gerbil🐹 جربوعة
• Cotton 🧶 قطن
• Lemon🍋 ليمون
• Jasmine 𔓘 ياسمين
• Spinach🌿 سبانخ
• Mascara مسكارا
• Sofa🛋 صوفة
• Gezelle🦌 غزال
• Coffee ☕️قهوة
• Guitar غيتار
• Harem حريم
• Hijab حجاب
• Henna حنة
• Hazard خطر
• Sherbet شربات
• Satin ساتان
• Safari سفاري
• Candy كنافة
• Shrub شراب
• Average
• Checkmate
• Harem
• Soda
• Wisdom tooth
• Average
• Check
• Jar
Genie
Monsoon
Arsenal
Typhoon🌀
Carat 💎
• Lime🍋
Commonly used Arabic words have been borrowed into other languages since before the Islamic Golden Age, when many educational vocabulary terms were developed. The developing World continually borrows Arabic vocabulary from these sources, both as a result of cultural contact with other areas of the World, and because of a growing number of new Muslims arriving in the World through emigration.
by Jamal Amin
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