Word origins

• AwadaA surname from Arabic.
• batinThe internal or hidden meaning of the Qur'an
• LitaniA river in Lebanon; an east-west river in South Lebanon north of Israel and south of the Zahrani.
• GhalyA surname from Arabic.
• SkaffA surname from Arabic.
• murshidAn Islamic teacher, especially in Sufism.
• LabibA male given name from Arabic.
• AleahA female given name from Arabic.
• rakanA Japanese arhat.
• nasriA coin formerly used as a currency unit in Tunisia from medieval to Ottoman times, set at one point as one eightieth of a sultani.
• BazziA surname.
• kuttabSynonym of maktab.
• AbdulkadirA surname from Arabic.
• TlemcenA city in Algeria.
• dhuhrThe midday Islamic prayer.
• NajdThe central region of Saudi Arabia.
• ShehataA surname from Arabic.
• mallamIn Africa, a teacher of the Qur'an.
• kursiA stand for holding the Qur'an for readings.
• RadhiA male given name from Arabic.
• kadhiA curry made from chickpea flour and yoghurt which is served with pakoras.
• SahabA municipality southwest of Amman, Jordan.
• MuharraqA city in northern Bahrain.
• ElsayedA surname from Arabic.
• kantarA unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt).
• SaherA unisex given name.
• BaydaA port city on the Mediterranean, in northwestern Libya.
• YussufA surname from Arabic.
• jeemThe letter ج in the Arabic script.
• sukukA bond that generates a return to an investor without infringing Islamic laws against interest.
• HasibA male given name from Arabic.
• sawtA style of urban popular music associated mainly with Kuwait and Bahrain.
• RassiA surname from Arabic.
• SerendibAn ancient name of Ceylon or Sri Lanka.
• ZamzamAn Islamic holy well in Mecca, supposed to have been miraculously generated by Allah when Abraham's infant son Ishmael was crying for water.
• FomalhautThe brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.
• AbaaoudA surname from Arabic.
• AbabdaA member of a nomadic Beja people of upper Egypt.
• AbabilA race of tiny birds.
• AbdelghaniA male given name from Arabic.
• AbdelhamidA male given name from Arabic.
• AbdelkrimA male given name from Arabic.
• AbdelrahmanA surname from Arabic.
• AbdeslamA male given name from Arabic
• AbdulazeezA male given name from Arabic
• AbdullatifAn Islamic male given name from Arabic.
• AbdulmalikA male given name from Arabic.
• AbdulrazzakA male given name from Arabic.
• abjadA writing system for Arabic, historically also employed as a numeral system, in which there is one glyph (symbol or letter) for each consonant but vowels are not specified.
• ablaqAlternating light and dark stone, as used in (especially Arabic) architecture.
• AboubacarA male given name.
• AbqaiqA Saudi Aramco gated community and oil-processing facilities located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
• Abu DhabiThe capital city of the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Abu Dhabi emirate.
• Abu El MatamirA city in Beheira governorate, Egypt.
• Abu GreinA village in northern Libya, between Misrata and Sirte, at the junction of two major roads.
• Abu Qasimkunya of Muhammad
• AbushanabA surname.
• Abu SimbelA village, in the Aswan area of Egypt, that is the site of several ancient temples.
• AchrafA male given name from Arabic.
• AdooA guerrilla movement in Oman, ca. 1970 C.E.
• AduwallahThe Enemy of God; Satan; Iblis.
• aflajAn irrigation system which catches mountain water and controls its movement down man-made subterranean channels, found in Oman.
• agalcord that is fastened around the keffiyeh
• AjamA non-Arab.
• akhirahafterlife
• AkkariA surname.
• AkrouhA surname from Arabic.
• Al AinA city in the United Arab Emirates.
• AlaliA surname from Arabic.
• al-Amina nickname of Muhammad, meaning the trusted one
• Al-AndalusThe Muslim-ruled region in present-day Spain and Portugal (from 711–1492 C.E.).
• AlauddinA male given name from Arabic.
• Al-Dhira'The two pairs of stars α and β Canis Minoris (Procyon and Gomeisa) and α and β Geminorum (Castor and Pollux).
• algazelA gazelle, probably the Arabian gazelle.
• Al-GharafaAl-Gharafa Sports Club, a football club from Doha, Qatar (named after the Al-Gharrafa district)
• Al-GharrafaA district of Doha, Qatar.
• AlharbiA surname from Arabic.
• al-HaruriyyaAn early radical faction of the Kharijites named after the village of Harura in Iraq.
• AlhassanA surname from Arabic.
• alhennaHenna (Lawsonia inermis).
• Al HijrahThe first day of the Islamic calendar; the first day of Muharram.
• Al-HilalAl-Hilal Saudi Football Club, a football club from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Al HoceimaA city in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco.
• Al-IttihadA name given to several football clubs in the Arab world
• AliwiA male given name from Arabic.
• AljanahEpsilon Cygni Aa, a component of the star system Epsilon Cygni.
• Al KanadiA surname from Arabic
• al-KanadiA surname from Arabic
• AlKanadiA surname from Arabic
• al-KhalilSynonym of Hebron. (A city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam.)
• Al-KhumsA port city, the de jure capital of the Murqub District on the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
• al-KhwarizmiPersian mathematician (c. 780 – c. 850), the father of algebra.
• Allahu akbarGod is most great—the Muslim takbir, or liturgical proclamation, used to accept sovereignty of God and as a common form of thanksgiving.
• allatA pre-Islamic Arabian goddess.
• Al-NassrAl-Nassr Football Club, a football club from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• AlomariA surname from Arabic.
• al-QudsSynonym of Jerusalemas the capital city of Palestine.
• Al RayyanA city and municipality in Qatar.
• AlrishaA binary star in the constellation Pisces; alpha (α) Piscium.
• Al-ShaytaanThe Devil.