{"id":3015,"date":"2012-02-21T11:32:09","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T11:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=3015"},"modified":"2018-02-08T10:20:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T10:20:19","slug":"top-50-english-words-of-arabic-origin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/top-50-english-words-of-arabic-origin\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 50+ English Words&#8212;of Arabic Origin!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Did you know that words like\u00a0Adobe\u00a0and\u00a0Safari \u00a0are actually Arabic?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Of course, you already knew of the existence of so-called &#8220;loanwords&#8221; in English, meaning words which are originally French, German, Spanish, etc.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\nBut were you actually aware that several of them also come from ARABIC?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">IN SCIENCE AND MATH:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ALCHEMY<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CHEMISTRY<\/span><\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u0643\u064a\u0645\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0621.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ALCOHOL<\/span><\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u0643\u064f\u062d\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0644.)\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/a2.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1185013017\/twitterkh_reasonably_small.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ALGEBRA<\/span><\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0628\u0640\u0640\u0631:\u00a0More on the eponymous founder of Algebra as an independent mathematical discipline\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/the-house-of-wisdom-the-leadership-of-a-scientific-think-thank-of-the-arab-world\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">here<\/span><\/a>.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ALGORITHM<\/span> (\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0632\u0645:\u00a0More on the eponymous founder of algorthimics <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/the-house-of-wisdom-the-leadership-of-a-scientific-think-thank-of-the-arab-world\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">here<\/span><\/a>.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ALKALINE<\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0644\u0648\u064a: Meaning &#8220;non-acid, basic.&#8221;)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ALMANAC<\/span><\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u062e: Literally meaning &#8220;climate&#8221;)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AVERAGE<\/span> (From Old French <em>avarie<\/em>, itself from the Arabic term\u00a0\u0639\u0648\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629, meaning \u201cdamaged goods\u201d, from\u00a0\u0639\u0648\u0631 meaning \u201cto lose an eye.\u201d)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AZIMUTH<\/span><\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u062a: This concept is used in several fields, such as \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0644\u0643\/astronomy\u060c \u0647\u0646\u062f\u0633\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u064a\u0631\u0627\u0646\/aerospace engineering\u060c and<a href=\"http:\/\/hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu\/hbase\/quantum\/hydazi.html#c1\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u0641\u064a\u0632\u064a\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0645\/quantum physics<\/span><\/a>.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CIPHER<\/span><\/span> (\u0635\u0650\u0641\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631: The term &#8220;cipher&#8221; is now mostly applied in cryptography&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/the-house-of-wisdom-the-leadership-of-a-scientific-think-thank-of-the-arab-world\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">see \u0627\u0644\u0643\u064e\u0646\u062f\u064a\/Al-Kindi&#8217;s work<\/span><\/a>.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.google.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQxerANht1qg4MlKUA7J959vGkxooLJNICoh_9DYqSpeEMQwRRyiw\" alt=\"\" width=\"94\" height=\"14\" \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ELIXIR<\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0643\u0633\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631: Something like a &#8220;syrup&#8221;&#8212;also an Arabic term, possibly borrowed from Persian.)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NADIR<\/span><\/span> (\u0646\u0638\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631: It is the opposite of the zenith.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SODA<\/span> (\u0635\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0648\u062f\u0627.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ZENITH<\/span><\/span> (\u0633\u0645\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0623\u0633: Literally the &#8220;azimuth of the head&#8221;\u060c it is the opposite of the &#8220;nadir.&#8221;)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ZERO<\/span><\/span> (same as &#8220;cipher.&#8221;)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Names of many stars and constellations:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Altair<\/span><\/span>: \u0627\u0644\u0637\u064e\u0651\u0627\u0626\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631 meaning &#8220;the bird&#8221;; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Betelgeuse<\/span><\/span>: \u0628\u064a\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0632\u0627\u0621, meaning &#8220;the House of the Gemini&#8221;; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Deneb<\/span><\/span>: \u0630\u0646\u0628 meaning &#8220;tail&#8221;; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fomalhaut<\/span><\/span>: \u0641\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0648\u062a which means &#8220;the mouth of the Pisces&#8221;, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rigel<\/span><\/span>: \u0631\u0650\u062c\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0644 meaning &#8220;foot&#8221;, it stands for \u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0628\u064e\u0651\u0627\u0631, or the &#8220;foot of the Titan&#8221;, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vega<\/span><\/span>: \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639 meaning &#8220;the Falling&#8221;, refers to \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0633\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639\u060c meaning &#8220;the falling eagle&#8221;, etc.)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An entirely separate post is necessary to list all of the astronomical terms which are of Arabic origin.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.google.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSoyQTza6ikRHHQ3Db1l1inGPpdoXCkzZ_hBAsL9U6pUCvDdoMp\" alt=\"\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" \/><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TECHNICAL TERMS (ENGINEERING, MILITARY, BUSINESS, COMMODITIES, etc.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ADMIRAL<\/span> (\u0623\u0645\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u0644\u0629, meaning commander of the fleet, or literally &#8220;of the trip&#8221;)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ADOBE<\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0648\u0628: meaning a &#8220;brick.&#8221; Next time you use an Adobe Acrobat product, you will remember that Adobe is originally Arabic!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ALCOVE<\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0628\u0629: meaning &#8220;the vault&#8221;, or &#8220;the dome&#8221;)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AMBER<\/span><\/span> (\u0639\u0646\u0628\u0631: Anbar, \u201cambergris.\u201d)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ARSENAL<\/span><\/span> (Do fans of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arsenal.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> F.C. Arsenal<\/span><\/a> today, including those living in the Arab world, know where the name of their favorite team came from? \u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0646\u0627\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629 : &#8220;manufacturing house\u201d)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ASSASSIN<\/span><\/span> (Just like the word <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MAFIA<\/span><\/span>, it is of Arabic origin: It either comes from &#8220;\u062d\u0634\u064e\u0651\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0634\u064a\u0646&#8221;, referring to the medieval sect of the same name famous for the heavy hashish consumption by its knife-wielding members, or &#8220;\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0633\u064e\u0651\u0627\u0633\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0646&#8221;, meaning &#8220;the watchmen.&#8221;)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CALIBER<\/span> (\u0642\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0644\u0628: meaning &#8220;mold&#8221;)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CANDY<\/span> (from \u0642\u0646\u062f\u064a, itself from Persian for &#8220;hard candy made by boiling cane sugar\u201d)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CHECK<\/span> (from \u0635\u06a9\u0651, also from Persian meaning \u201cletter of credit.\u201d It would give the Chess expression &#8220;Checkmate&#8221;, from &#8220;\u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a\u062e \u0645\u0627\u062a&#8221;, or &#8220;the Shaikh is dead.&#8221;)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CORK<\/span><\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0631\u0642)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COFFEE<\/span> (\u0642\u0647\u0648\u0629: For long snubbed by Europeans as the &#8220;wine of the infidels&#8221;&#8212;that is, many centuries before the age of Starbucks and instant coffee!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COTTON<\/span> (\u0642\u064f\u0637\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0646)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GAUZE<\/span> (either from \u0642\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0632\u0651, meaning \u201csilk\u201d, or from \u063a\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0632\u0651\u0629,\u00a0\u201cGaza\u201d, the Palestinian city.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GUITAR<\/span> (just as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LUTE<\/span>,\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0648\u062f, a musical instrument known to Europeans through the Arabic\u00a0\u0642\u064a\u062b\u0627\u0631\u0629, itself possibly borrowed from a word of Ancient Greek.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HAZARD<\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0651\u0647\u0631: \u201cthe dice\u201d&#8212;Think of an Arabic TV series hazardly titled &#8220;The Dukes of Al-Azhar&#8221;&#8230;)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LAZULI<\/span><\/span> (As in &#8220;Lapis Lazuli&#8221;,\u00a0\u0644\u0627\u0698\u0648\u0631\u062f: Arabic word for a\u00a0semi-precious stone famous for its intense blue color. The Arabic word is said to come from a Persian city where the stone was mined.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MASCARA<\/span><\/span> (Just as with the English &#8220;<em>masquerade<\/em>&#8221; and the French &#8220;<em>mascarade<\/em>&#8220;, mascara comes from the Arabic word \u0645\u0633\u062e\u0631\u0629, an event during which people wear masks, such as carnivals.)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MATTRESS<\/span> (\u0645\u0637\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631\u062d.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MONSOON<\/span><\/span> (\u0645\u0648\u0633\u0645: Arabic for \u201cseason.\u201d)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MUMMY<\/span><\/span> (\u0645\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0627\u0621: Originally from Persian root &#8220;\u0645\u0648\u0645&#8221;, meaning \u201cwax\u201d.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">RACQUET<\/span> (As in a &#8220;tennis racket&#8221;. Some point to an Arabic origin of Tennis. The word racket comes the Arabic word &#8220;\u0631\u0627\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629&#8221;, as in &#8220;\u0631\u0627\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u062f&#8221;, meaning the &#8220;palm of the hand.&#8221;)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">REAM<\/span><\/span> (as in a &#8220;ream of paper&#8221;, it comes from Arabic \u0631\u0632\u0645\u0629, meaning a \u201cbundle.\u201d)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SAFARI<\/span> (\u0633\u0641\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631: \u201ctravel\u201d&#8212;As in Apple&#8217;s Safari web browser)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SASH<\/span> (\u0634\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0634.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SATIN<\/span><\/span> (\u0632\u064a\u062a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0646\u064a: &#8220;Olive-like&#8221;, perhaps related to modern Tsinkiang in Fukien province, southern China.)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SOFA<\/span><\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u0635\u064f\u0641\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TALCUM<\/span><\/span> (\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0644\u0643)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.google.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5PSKSfb6iYerTYiE9ZZj-l7GcOBZwG0Mn61tP-rAzKa5I35oG\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"43\" \/><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.transparent.com\/store\/transpar\/DisplayProductDetailsPage\/productID.105831400\/pgm.77882700\/?resid=T0LdlAoHAtYAACFoaBkAAAAX&amp;rests=1329782164365\/\">SWAHILI<\/a>\u00a0(Comes from\u00a0\u0633\u0648\u0627\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0644: Plural of\u00a0\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0644, meaning a &#8220;coast.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ZIRCON<\/span><\/span> (\u0632\u0631\u0642\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0646: \u201cgolden-colored.\u201d\u00a0Zirconium is a chemical element\u00a0with the symbol\u00a0Zr\u00a0and atomic number\u00a040)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">TARIFF<\/span><\/span> (<span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0641<\/span>, plural of <span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u062a\u0639\u0631\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0629<\/span>, meaning a &#8220;fee&#8221;, or simply <span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u062a\u0639\u0631\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0641<\/span>,\u00a0as in &#8220;<span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0639\u0631\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0641<\/span>&#8220;, meaning an &#8220;identity card.&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, to close this list, it is fitting to greet everyone by saying &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">SO-LONG<\/span><\/span>&#8221; (an English expression which, according to The Penguin Dictionary of Historical Slang, may come from the Arabic word <span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u0633\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0627\u0645<\/span>\/<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">SALAAM<\/span>!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that words like\u00a0Adobe\u00a0and\u00a0Safari \u00a0are actually Arabic?\u00a0 Of course, you already knew of the existence of so-called &#8220;loanwords&#8221; in English, meaning words which are originally French, German, Spanish, etc. But were you actually aware that several of them also come from ARABIC? \u00a0IN SCIENCE AND MATH: ALCHEMY and CHEMISTRY (\u0627\u0644\u0643\u064a\u0645\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0621.) ALCOHOL (\u0627\u0644\u0643\u064f\u062d\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0644.)\u00a0 ALGEBRA&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/top-50-english-words-of-arabic-origin\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3525,3,13],"tags":[173150,173120,173121,4050,2691,173151,173130,9553,173032,173131,173132,173141,173170,173152,173122,173153,173154,173169,150753,173134,173148,173142,173157,9821,173128,173135,173143,173136,173155,173144,287,173159,173160,935,11927,173163,173165,173164,173162,173178,173156,173166,173167,173168,173171,173179,173172,173173,173137,2351,173174,173149,173175,173145,173126,173176,173177,173138,143,173147,10726,173180,173183,24559,173146,173139,96592,173182,173233,173205,173194,173187,173211,173216,173192,173228,173198,173206,173213,173207,173189,173210,173186,173185,173190,173204,173203,173232,173199,173231,173212,173188,173221,173222,173201,173202,173223,173230,173227,173225,173197,173229,173226,173196,173193,173209,173191,173214,173200,173215,173208,173217,173224,173218,173219,173220,173195],"class_list":["post-3015","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-arabic-language","category-culture","category-vocabulary","tag-admiral","tag-adobe","tag-adobe-acrobat","tag-alchemy","tag-alcohol","tag-alcove","tag-algebra","tag-algeria","tag-algorithm","tag-alkaline","tag-almanac","tag-altair","tag-altair-ibn-laahad","tag-amber","tag-arabic-loanwords","tag-arsenal","tag-assassin","tag-assassins-creed","tag-average","tag-azimuth","tag-beetlejuice","tag-betelgeuse","tag-caliber","tag-candy","tag-chemistry","tag-cipher","tag-deneb","tag-elixir","tag-f-c-arsenal","tag-fomalhaut","tag-french","tag-gauze","tag-gaza","tag-german","tag-guitar","tag-hazard","tag-lapis-lazuli","tag-lazuli","tag-lute","tag-lyes-salem","tag-mafia","tag-mascara","tag-mascarades","tag-masquarade","tag-mattress","tag-merzak-allouech","tag-monsoon","tag-mummy","tag-nadir","tag-obama","tag-racquet","tag-rais-hamidou","tag-ream","tag-rigel","tag-safari","tag-sash","tag-satin","tag-soda","tag-spanish","tag-street-fighters","tag-swahili","tag-talcum","tag-tariff","tag-tunisia","tag-vega","tag-zenith","tag-zero","tag-zircon","tag-zr","tag-173205","tag-173194","tag-173187","tag-173211","tag-173216","tag-173192","tag-173228","tag-173198","tag-173206","tag-173213","tag-173207","tag-173189","tag-173210","tag-173186","tag-173185","tag-173190","tag-173204","tag-173203","tag-173232","tag-173199","tag-173231","tag-173212","tag-173188","tag-173221","tag-173222","tag-173201","tag-173202","tag-173223","tag-173230","tag-173227","tag-173225","tag-173197","tag-173229","tag-173226","tag-173196","tag-173193","tag-173209","tag-173191","tag-173214","tag-173200","tag-173215","tag-173208","tag-173217","tag-173224","tag-173218","tag-173219","tag-173220","tag-173195"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3015"}],"version-history":[{"count":147,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15284,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3015\/revisions\/15284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}