Word origins

• janA male given name from Dutch.
• saidMentioned earlier; aforesaid.
• seenIndicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.
• capitalMoney and wealth: the means to acquire or produce goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
• IraqA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
• arabOf or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.
• IraqiOf, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people.
• SaudiFrom, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.
• atlasA bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
• MuslimAn adherent of Islam.
• IslamA monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.
• SalemThe biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
• AliA male given name from Arabic.
• KuwaitA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait. Capital: Kuwait City.
• BaliA province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.
• BahrainAn archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.
• tarCoal tar.
• OmanA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Capital: Muscat.
• DubaiA city in the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Dubai emirate.
• BaghdadThe capital city of Iraq.
• halA special temporary state of consciousness, generally understood to be the product of a Sufi's spiritual practices while on his way toward God.
• khanA ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
• SaharaA desert mostly in North Africa and the largest hot desert in the world.
• HamasA Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization.
• sheilaA woman.
• rasAn Ethiopian king or prince.
• abaA coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
• AhmedAlternate name of rasul Muhammad
• OsamaA male given name from Arabic.
• omarA glacial erratic piece of (typically smooth) dark siliceous greywacke that exhibits a hemispherical pit or hole (as a result of selective dissolution of carbonate concretions within the greywacke), originating in the Omarolluk Formation and carried by glaciers throughout Canada and the United States.
• darA fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace.
• luluA remarkable person, object, or idea.
• sheikhThe leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
• medinaThe traditional, older or non-European area of a North African town.
• jihadA holy war undertaken by Muslims.
• sandalA type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot
• HamaA city in Syria.
• AhmadA male given name from Arabic or Persian, meaning “most praiseworthy”; variant forms Aahmed, Achmad, Achmat, Achmed, Achmet, Ahamed, Ahmed, Ahmet.
• DarfurA region in western Sudan where the Fur live.
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• RihannaA female given name from Arabic.
• SunniBelonging or relating to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah) and that places emphasis on the Sahabah.
• HassanA male given name from Arabic.
• abbasabbot
• AbdullahA male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Amatullah; variant forms 'Abd Allah, Abd Allah, Abd' Ulah, Abd-Allah, Abdalah, Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdu'llah, Abdulah, Abdulla, ʻAbd Allāh.
• AliaA female given name from Arabic.
• IbrahimThe prophet Abraham in Islam.
• nadaNothing.
• rosettaA floral pattern in latte art.
• dissTo put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
• rattleTo create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
• imamOne who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
• hindLocated at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
• RahmanA surname from Arabic.
• sabaA sweet grape syrup made from grape must
• eidAny of various Muslim religious festivals.
• FallujahA city in Al Anbar governorate, Iraq.
• dohaA form of self-contained rhyming couplet in Hindi poetry.
• amirA male given name from Arabic.
• RamadanThe holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.
• MusharrafA surname
• sashA piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.
• AmmanThe capital city of Jordan.
• minaA monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver.
• JamalA male given name from Arabic.
• RiyadhThe capital city of Saudi Arabia.
• FatahA major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
• dirhamA unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
• aminAn arbitrator who assessed and collected revenue in the pargana.
• duraA surname.
• AzimA surname from Arabic.
• asrThe afternoon Islamic prayer.
• jamahiriyaState of the masses; people's republic; the form of the Libyan state ruled by Muammar Gaddafi from 1977-2011, during which time it was known first as the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya then as the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
• salaamA respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims.
• baaThe characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
• TunisA city on the northern coast of Africa
• HasanThe eldest son of Ali and brother of Husayn, both are Imams.
• ursThe anniversary of the death of a Sufi saint, celebrated with music and ritual.
• SharA mountain range in Europe
• aynSynonym of ayin, the various letters representing the consonant /ʕ/ in Semitic languages.
• YusufJoseph, a prophet in Islam.
• hadithAn eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.
• hennaA shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers.
• HamidA male given name from Arabic used by Muslims.
• SalmanA surname from Arabic.
• hajjThe pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.
• FatimaA daughter of the prophet Muhammad, the wife of Ali.
• shamsA surname from Arabic.
• KarimA male given name from Arabic.
• KhalidA male given name from Arabic.
• muscatA white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine.
• SalmaA female given name.
• YasserA male given name from Arabic.
• SADRThe second brightest star in the constellation of Cygnus
• sharifA traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.
• ZaraA female given name.
• AkbarA surname.
• KhartoumThe capital city of Sudan.
• AnwarA male given name from Arabic.
• AdelA female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adele.