You may already speak some Arabic

English Language words of Arabic persuasion.

admiral
adobe
alchemy
alcohol
alcove
alembic
alfalfa
algebra
algorithm
alkali
almanac
amalgam
aniline
apricot
arsenal
arsenic
artichoke
assassin
aubergine
azure
barbarian?
bedouin
benzine(?)
Betelgeuse
bint
borax
cable calabash
calibre
caliph
camel
camise
camphor
candy
cane
cannabis
carafe
carat
caraway
carmine
carob
casbah
check
checkmate
cinnabar
cipher
coffee
copt
cotton
crimson
crocus
cumin
damask
dhow dragoman
elixir
emir
fakir
fellah
garble
gauze
gazelle
ghoul
Gibraltar
giraffe
grab
guitar
gypsum
halva
harem
hashish
hazard
henna
hookah
imam
influenza
jar
jasmine
jerboa
jessamine
jinn kafir
khamsin
khan
kismet
kohl
lacquer
lake
lemon
lilac
lime
lute
magazine
mahdi
marabout
marzipan
massacre
massage
mastaba
mate
mattress
mecca
minaret
mizzen
mocha
mohair
monsoon
mosque muezzin
mufti
mullah
mummy
muslim
muslin
myrrh
nabob
nacre
nadir
orange
ottoman
popinjay
racket
safari
saffron
saloop
sash
scallion
senna
sequin
serif
sesame
shackle
sheikh
sherbet
shrub sirocco
sofa
spinach
sudd
sufi
sugar
sultan
sultana
syrup
tabby
talc
talisman
tamarind
tambourine
tarboosh
tare
tariff
tarragon
Trafalgar
typhoon
vega
vizier
wadi
zenith
zero


See: W Montgomery Watt: The Influence of Medieval Islam on Europe (Edinburgh University Press, 1982)

Interesting!

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Learn to love yourself, then learn to love one-another

Isn’t that neat?

I think we should initiate a movement to round up all the people in the world that speak arabic and hold them for suspicion of being involved in terrorist activities.

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thank u for sharing.

I didn't understand these words. please check ur spellings.

aubergine

benzine

bint

calibre

camise

casbah

jessamine (jess amine)

jinn kafir (check only kafir)

khamsin

mahdi

marabout

saloop

senna

sudd

tarboosh

wadi

Hey I'm an Arab, anyone here calling me a terrorist??

Bint means daughter of

Hey I'm an Arab, anyone here calling me a terrorist?? <<
Matter Of Fact No. A Terrorist in my book has to terrorize. So you should be so afraid of him that you will submit to him and he should enjoy the fruits of your submission.
By this definition Genghis Khan was a terrorist.
Strapping dynamite to your pants and blowing yourselves up is an act of desperation. Not Terrorism.

Thats so neat!

Well, It didn’t get any response did it roshnie?
It is much easier to shout and give self-righteous speeches than debate and introspect

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[quote]
Originally posted by Majestic:
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Hey I'm an Arab, anyone here calling me a terrorist?? **
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You missed the joke. She meant that given how Arabs are being stereotyped as terrorists, anyone who speaks arabic words (i.e. westerners, who regularly use the words in the list above) should be classed as terrorists.

It wasn't a serious comment -- it was sarcasm.

Thanks MS hahaha

what about potato and tomato, i bet thoese came from arabic also.

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Originally posted by maani:
what about potato and tomato, i bet thoese came from arabic also.
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i think potato came when columbus went to america. it is red-indian origin. correct me if i am wrong.

no response for my post.

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