Word origins

• AzerA surname from Arabic.
• wuduA ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor impurity, frequently performed immediately before prayer.
• faqihAn expert in Islamic law.
• qariOne who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation.
• nikahA Muslim wedding.
• QadriA surname from Arabic.
• abdalA religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
• ZiyadA male given name from Arabic.
• SidraA port about 23 km west of Ra's Lanuf in Libya.
• manalOf, like or pertaining to the hand.
• jawanAn infantryman; a soldier.
• TawfikA surname from Arabic.
• fellahA peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa.
• HijaziA group of early angular Arabic scripts that developed in the Hejaz region of the Arabian peninsula.
• ZohraA female given name from Arabic.
• zirA large clay jug for storing water, common in Egypt and the Sudan since ancient times.
• tabunAn extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.
• LatifaA female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Latif.
• HashimiA surname from Arabic.
• zarqaA city and governorate in northern Jordan.
• JabaraA surname from Arabic.
• haleemA stew-like dish traditionally consisting of wheat, mutton, spices, and other ingredients, popular in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
• BadieA surname.
• saumfasting; one of the five pillars of Islam
• QalqilyaA city in the West Bank, Palestine.
• MaaloufA surname from Arabic.
• harissaA North African spice mix, containing chillis, garlic and salt, used as both a condiment and an ingredient.
• Yaqub(Jacob), revered as a major nabi in Islam.
• tawafThe ritual of circumambulating the Kaaba seven times as part of the hajj in Mecca.
• MansouraA city in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt
• HandalA surname.
• haikA covering for the head and body worn by Arabs.
• AnahA town in Anbar, Iraq, originally on an island in the middle Euphrates River.
• BaghdadiOf, from or relating to Baghdad.
• qadiA judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law.
• haramiA person who has done something haram; a sinner.
• MujibA male given name from Arabic.
• dubberOne who dubs, or gives a name.
• kalimathe formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith): لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ (lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāhu muḥammadun rasūlu llāhi) "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."
• shahadaThe Islamic declaration of belief in the unity of God, the formal content of which is the kalima (a minimal Islamic creed); the first of the five pillars of Islam.
• dajjalfalse messiah, deceiver
• RashidiA surname from Arabic.
• AyyubJob, one of the prophets mentioned in the Qur'an
• AlwanA surname from Arabic.
• souqA street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.
• RayanA male given name from Arabic.
• AnnabaA city in eastern Algeria, corresponding to the ancient settlement of Hippo.
• SocotraAn island of Yemen, between the Guardafui Channel to the west, Gulf of Aden to the northwest, the Somali Sea to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the east.
• SouadA female given name from Arabic.
• ZakariyaZechariah, father of John the Baptist, as an Islamic prophet.
• khutbahA talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer, or at other special occasions.
• diraThe Arabian cubit, whose value varied by place, time, and item from about 25–75 cm (10 in–2 ft 5½ in).
• DajaniA surname from Arabic.
• HejazA mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
• shamalA hot, dry wind that blows across the Persian Gulf during the summer
• MehboobA male given name from Arabic.
• BregaA complex of several smaller towns in Libya.
• darbukaA type of goblet drum, originating in the Middle East and North Africa.
• tabboulehA Levantine salad or meze generally consisting of bulgur wheat, chopped tomatoes, parsley, olive oil, and lemon juice.
• sabatA roofing structure with the street beneath it in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern architecture, serving to support buildings or to cool pedestrians by maximizing daytime shade and accelerating breezes.
• ElbazA surname from Arabic.
• SahrawiOf, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassaniya Arabic.
• modarabaA form of financial contract in some Muslim countries in which the investor (rab-ul-mal) entrusts money to a financial manager (mudarib) and any profits and losses are shared between them in an agreed manner.
• liwaA district within certain Arabic regions.
• harakatDiacritics marking short vowels in Arabic script.
• wilayaa province or administrative division in some Arabic countries
• salafOne of the earliest Muslims, including Muhammad's companions and followers.
• shawarmaA Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.
• MarounA surname from Arabic.
• hakamAn arbitrator.
• NabhanA surname from Arabic.
• MuslimahA female Muslim.
• SuadA female given name from Arabic.
• ShehadehA surname from Arabic.
• KaleemA male given name from Arabic.
• wastaIntercession or mediation by people on behalf of others to whom they are connected by friendship or blood
• murriA medieval Arab condiment made from fermented barley.
• QudsiSynonym of Jerusalemite in Palestinian contexts.
• AsfourA surname from Arabic.
• manzilAny of the seven partitions of the Qur'an, which can be read in an entire day.
• TawilA surname from Arabic.
• qalamA reed pen used for Islamic calligraphy
• yallahc'mon, come on, let's go
• JumadaEither of two months in the Islamic calendar: Jumada I (the fifth month) and Jumada II (the sixth).
• SulaymaniyahA city, the capital of Sulaymaniyah Governorate in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
• BATNAA city and commune in Batna Province, northeastern Algeria.
• KassisA surname from Arabic.
• hudnatruce, armistice, cease-fire
• HamdaniA surname from Arabic.
• KhashoggiA transliteration of the Arabic surname خَاشُقْجِي (ḵāšuqjī).
• HammoudA surname from Arabic.
• IkhwanA Wahhabi religious militia of the early 20th century, made up of traditionally nomadic tribesmen, which formed a significant military force of the ruler Ibn Saud and played an important role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• fathaIn Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (أَلِف (ʔalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʔalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.
• KabyleA member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria, speaking the Kabyle language.
• almagestAny book resembling the Almagest.
• ShahlaA female given name.
• ItaniA surname.
• muhajirA person who accompanied Muhammad during his migration from Mecca to Medina in 622.
• wakilIn Arabian countries and in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, a lawyer or an administrator; one acting on behalf of another.
• NajibullahA male given name from Arabic, an Islamic name.