Arabic words in English
abutilon acequia admiral adobe afrit aladdin albacore albatross alborak
alcalde alcazar alchemy alcor alcove aldebaran alembic alfalfa alforja
algarroba algebra algol algorithm alhambra ali baba alidade alizarin alkali
alkanet almagest almanac amalgam amber anil antimony apricot arak arroba
arsenal artichoke assegai attar azimuth azoth azure balas barbary barberry
bard bedouin benzoin betelgeuse bezoar blighty bonito borax bougie buckram
burgoo calibre camel camphor candy carafe carat caraway cipher
coffee cotton crimson damascene dragoman durra elemi elixir fakir
falafel fardel fellah felucca fennec gazelle gerbil ghoul gibraltar giraffe guitar
hajji halal halvah hammam harem hazard henna imam jar jasmine jemadar
jennet jerboa jinnee julep kat kebab khamsin kismet kohl lemon lilac lime
loofah lute macramé magazine marabout marcasite marzipan
mastaba mattress mezereum mihrab minaret mohair monsoon mosque
mozarab mummy muslin nadir noria nucha ogive olibanum orange oud pia mater
rahat lokum ramadan rambla razzia realgar ream rigel rook ryot safari saffron
sahara saice sash satin scarlet senna sequin sesame sheikh sherbet soda
sofa souk spinach sugar sumac summit swahili syrup tabby tabla
tahina taj mahal talc talisman tamarind tambourine tare tariff tarragon
trafalgar trona vega vizier zarf zedoary zenith zero
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