Shocking Arab words that have been implimented into modern English

[Manzareh]

As im learning arabic iv discoverd some interesting words that id like to share

The word "Camera" is a word that we use all the time, can u guess where it comes from?

Ready for this.....it comes from the Arabic word "Qamarah" which means = Chamber.

The word is traced back to an Arabic scientist of optics. Al-Hasan Ibn Al-Haytham was the first scientist to explore the (Dark Chamber )experiment from which the modern camera was developed. Thus, the new name Camera comes from the Arabic origin "Qamarah"


other words with arabic origin include:

admiral - ami:r-al-bahr 'ruler of the seas' (and other similar expressions) - amara command
adobe - al-toba 'the brick'
algebra - al-jebr 'reintegration' - jabara reunite
Allah - `allah, from contraction of al-ilah 'the god'
arsenal - dar as,s,ina`ah 'house of making', i.e. 'factory' - s,ana`a make
azimuth - as-sumut 'the paths'; see also zenith
caliber - qali:b 'mold, last' -
carat - qi:ra:t 'small weight' - from Greek
checkmate - sha:h ma:t 'the king is dead'
coffee - qahwah
cork - qu:rq
cotton - qutn
lemon - laymu:n - from Persian
lime - li:mah 'citrus fruit'
magazine - makha:zin 'storehouses' - khazana store
marzipan - mawthaba:n 'coin featuring a seated figure'
natron - natru:n - from Greek
orange - na:ranj - from Sanskrit
satin - probably zaytu:ni: 'of Zaytu:n' (a city in China)
sofa - s,uffah 'raised dais with cushions'
sugar - sukkar - from Sanskrit
syrup - shara:b 'beverage' - shariba drink
tariff - ta`ri:f 'notification' - `arafa notify
zero - s,ifr 'empty'

[fzpz]

How about alcohol? That's all that really matters.

[Alchemist]

^yes its arabic. I've heard that there are 10,000 Arabic words in the English Vocabulary.

Straight of Gibraltar is actually Jabal-Tariq, mount-Tariq, named after General Tariq who lead his muslim army to Spain across the mediterranian and then burned the ships at night so they would fully commit themselves and press forward. California is also an arabic but I've forgotten the exact break up.

[Ashiq]

As im learning arabic iv discoverd some interesting words that id like to share

The word "Camera" is a word that we use all the time, can u guess where it comes from?

Ready for this.....it comes from the Arabic word "Qamarah" which means = Chamber.

The word is traced back to an Arabic scientist of optics. Al-Hasan Ibn Al-Haytham was the first scientist to explore the (Dark Chamber )experiment from which the modern camera was developed. Thus, the new name Camera comes from the Arabic origin "Qamarah"


other words with arabic origin include:

admiral - ami:r-al-bahr 'ruler of the seas' (and other similar expressions) - amara command
adobe - al-toba 'the brick'
algebra - al-jebr 'reintegration' - jabara reunite
Allah - `allah, from contraction of al-ilah 'the god'
arsenal - dar as,s,ina`ah 'house of making', i.e. 'factory' - s,ana`a make
azimuth - as-sumut 'the paths'; see also zenith
caliber - qali:b 'mold, last' -
carat - qi:ra:t 'small weight' - from Greek
checkmate - sha:h ma:t 'the king is dead'
coffee - qahwah
cork - qu:rq
cotton - qutn
lemon - laymu:n - from Persian
lime - li:mah 'citrus fruit'
magazine - makha:zin 'storehouses' - khazana store
marzipan - mawthaba:n 'coin featuring a seated figure'
natron - natru:n - from Greek
orange - na:ranj - from Sanskrit
satin - probably zaytu:ni: 'of Zaytu:n' (a city in China)
sofa - s,uffah 'raised dais with cushions'
sugar - sukkar - from Sanskrit
syrup - shara:b 'beverage' - shariba drink
tariff - ta`ri:f 'notification' - `arafa notify
zero - s,ifr 'empty'

The word Allah does not have a root. For some odd reason it defies many grammatical rules in Arabic. It is very irregular, irregular to the point that it has always been debated what its root is. al plus ilah is only a speculation, not fully grounded on facts.

al plus ilah cannot constitute a root. al is a definite particle, and when combined with ilah does not form Allah, it forms al-ilah, the God. Allah is the personal name of God. Moreover, there aren't multiple gods for Allah to be the God. The Being of God is only reserved in the singular, definite aspect. It can never be indefinite, therefore, al plus ilah is a good try but not complete.

[Alchemist]

10,000 Arabic words in English? Not Possible.

Reminds me of those Blacks who claim every famous leader in Europe was black by roots.

Again, the Subjects of Arabs praise their master.

Words can sound the same and similar does not mean they are Arabic. Even the Arabic language is debated since its so difficult to translate it to other languages. Plus Arabic is one of the most out-dated languages and has not been modernified and stayed the same since the Quran was written.

Alchemist you are confusing Arabic with Spanish, California is not an Arabic word and neither are there 10,000 arabic words in English.

Arabic is Arabic and its heavyly unfluenced by Greek and other Languages.

Spain was conquered by Arabs for 700 years so don't be surprised. Muslims were the earliest "globalists" in written history connecting far reaches of the world.

I heard the 10,000 reference from a scholar who gave a lecture and he mentioned that he has a book that lists all these words. I can't find it online but if you go and even check wikipedia or "arabic loan words" or even amazon the list is still in the thousands. It shouldn't be surprising to you at all because the arabs translated the greek works, so many star names, scientific and mathematical concepts used today have arabic origin.

I approximate something like 30% of farsi is loaned from arabic.


Try not to become a hitler's waziri version.

[Ashiq]

10,000 Arabic words in English? Not Possible.

Reminds me of those Blacks who claim every famous leader in Europe was black by roots.

Again, the Subjects of Arabs praise their master.

Words can sound the same and similar does not mean they are Arabic. Even the Arabic language is debated since its so difficult to translate it to other languages. Plus Arabic is one of the most out-dated languages and has not been modernified and stayed the same since the Quran was written.

Alchemist you are confusing Arabic with Spanish, California is not an Arabic word and neither are there 10,000 arabic words in English.

Arabic is Arabic and its heavyly unfluenced by Greek and other Languages.

I would really love to see where you got the above info from. The reason for that is that it would totally counter my current understanding of the Arabic language. If you would not mind, could you post the book(s) where you got the above info from.