Word origins

• Deneb KaitosThe brightest star in the constellation Cetus.
• DenebokabEta Aquilae, a supergiant star in the constellation of Aquila.
• DernaA city and port in Derna district, in north-eastern Libya.
• DerradjiA transliteration of the Arabic surname دراجي.
• Dhat al-HumamA former city in Egypt.
• Dhu al-QidaThe eleventh month of the Islamic calendar.
• Dhu'l-HijjaThe twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar, during which the hajj takes place.
• Dhu'l-KiflA prophet of Islam, sometimes identified with Ezekiel in the Bible.
• Dhu'l-Qa'daThe eleventh month of the Islamic calendar.
• Dhu'l-QarnaynThe powerful ruler (traditionally believed to be a reference to Alexander the Great) who built the wall that keeps Gog and Magog from attacking mankind.
• diebA canine of northern Africa, the African wolf (Canis lupaster, formerly considered an African variant of the golden jackal, Canis aureus).
• dikkaA tribune raised upon columns from which the Qur'an is recited and prayers are intoned by the Imam of a mosque.
• DimashqSynonym of Damascus: The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.
• DiphdaThe brightest star in the constellation of Cetus.
• dishdashaAn ankle-length robe with long sleeves worn by some Arab men.
• diyyaA financial compensation paid, under sharia law, to the victim or their heirs in cases of homicide, bodily harm, or property damage (in some cases the victim side must accept this payment, while in others it can insist on talion instead).
• DjelfaA city in Algeria.
• dokhaA form of uncured, minimally processed tobacco from the Middle East.
• domiatia soft white salty cheese made primarily in Egypt
• du'a'A prayer; (specifically), a private prayer by an individual said in addition to the five daily prayers of Islam.
• duarA camp or village of tents in an Arabic country.
• dukkahAn Egyptian dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices, usually eaten by dipping bread into olive oil and then into the mixture.
• DuqmA port town in Oman in the Al Wusta governorate on the coastal strip of the Arabian Sea open to the Indian Ocean.
• Eid al-AdhaAn Islamic festival commemorating the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail to Allah.
• Eid al-FitrThe religious festival at the end of Ramadan, on the first day of the tenth month of the Muslim lunar calendar.
• Eid al-GhadeerAn Islamic festival that marks the nomination of Ali as the successor of Mohammed.
• Eid al-SaghirSynonym of Eid al-Fitr
• eidiyahA gift, especially money, given to children on Islamic Eids.
• eid mubarakA customary Muslim greeting on the days of Eid ul-Adha and Eid ul-Fitr at the end of Ramadan.
• ElkhatibA surname from Arabic.
• El MinyaSynonym of Minya (“place in Upper Egypt”).
• El MouroujA town and commune in the southern suburbs of Tunis in the Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia.
• ElnathThe second-brightest star in the constellation of Taurus.
• El-ObeidA city, the capital of North Kordofan state, Sudan.
• EltaninAn orange giant star, the brightest in the constellation of Draco.
• El Wadi El GedidSynonym of New Valley.
• Et-TellAn archaeological site in Israel popularly thought to be the biblical city of Ai.
• ezbaIn the Arab World, a plot of farmland with its associated buildings.
• FaizanA male given name from Arabic.
• FakhouryA surname from Arabic.
• farasolaA unit of weight formerly used in trade in the Indian seas, generally varying from about 20 to 30 pounds.
• FarhudA pogrom against the Jews in Baghdad, Iraq in 1941.
• fasiqAn evil-doer, sinner; a person who violates Islamic law.
• fattehAn Arab dish of pieces of fresh, toasted, grilled, or fried flatbread covered with various other ingredients.
• fattouchA traditional Lebanese, Syrian, or Levantine fresh salad with crispy bread (typically, dried, toasted, grilled, or fried pita), usually with mint, parsley, and olive oil.
• FawziaA female given name from Arabic, meaning “victorious, triumphant”, masculine equivalent Fawzi, Fawzy, and Faouzi; variant forms Fauzia, Faouzia, Fouzia
• FayumA city in Egypt near Lake Moeris.
• fedayeeAn Arab guerrilla or commando.
• feddanA Middle Eastern unit of area, divided into 24 kirats, and typically equivalent to 4200.8 square metres.
• ferashA menial domestic servant responsible for spreading carpets, pitching tents, etc.
• fesh-feshFine dust (sand) that looks like solid ground but behaves like soft mud.
• FezzanThe southwestern region of Libya.
• fidyahA religious donation of money or food made to help those in need, as a forfeit by somebody who has missed a fast out of necessity.
• fitnaTemptation.
• fitraThe original innocent state of humans after being created by Allah.
• fondukA North African or Arabian inn or hotel.
• freekehWheat grains that are harvested while still unripe and then roasted.
• FushaModern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, taken together: "standard" Arabic, used in religious texts, in writing, and in formal speech, as opposed to the regional "dialects" used for most daily communication.
• FustatSynonym of Cairo, a city in Egypt, as the capital of Egypt under the Rashidun, Umayyad, and Abbasid Caliphates and as the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate.
• ghaffirA guard or member of a historical police force, especially in Egypt and Palestine.
• ghair muqallidnondenominational Muslim; without taqlid
• GhannamA surname from Arabic.
• ghawa syndromeA phenomenon in some Arabic dialects in which the second consonant in a word forms a cluster with the first consonant.
• GhawaziA group of Egyptian dancing girls of the Nawar people, whose suggestive dancing was seen as improper.
• ghayrahProtective jealousy; a person's dislike or displeasure over someone else sharing a right or privilege that belongs to them.
• ghazwaAny of the battles in which the Islamic prophet Muhammad personally participated.
• ghorfaA vaulted room used by Berbers for storing grain
• ghuslA full-body wash taken by Muslims to restore the body to a state of purity.
• ghutraA type of headcloth, a keffiyeh.
• GienahThe binary star Gamma Corvi.
• guembriA kind of lute used by Berber musicians.
• haboobA violent duststorm or sandstorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America.
• habousAn equivalent of mortmain in Islamic law
• haikalThe central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is often closed off by a screen.
• hajibAn official of a Muslim court, of varied importance, initially controlling access to the caliph, but later very powerful; a chamberlain.
• hajilijThe tree Balanites aegyptiaca, from which zachun is derived.
• hakawatiA public storyteller, in Arab culture.
• halalaA wedlease (temporary marriage) to a stranger undertaken prior to remarriage to an ex, that is to make the remarriage halal, or the woman halala f to marry.
• halaqaA religious gathering to study Islam and the Qur'an.
• halzounA buccopharyngeal infection occurring in Lebanon, probably caused by the larvae of Linguatula serrata.
• hamalA porter in Turkey and nearby countries.
• Haram al-SharifThe Temple Mount; the Noble Sanctuary.
• HaratinA member of a group of dark-skinned African people in Maghreb and Western part of Sahara (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya), who often form a distinct social class.
• harbiA person who is not a Muslim and does not live under the condition of the dhimma.
• HarebA male given name from Arabic.
• hariraA thickened, tomato-based North African soup, popular during Ramadan.
• harkaIn Maghrebi history, a military campaign, often a punitive expedition against insurgents.
• HarrounA surname from Arabic.
• HasakahA city in Syria.
• hasanatCredit for good deeds, which Allah weighs up against one's bad deeds at the final judgement after death.
• hashiyaA gloss or supplementary note.
• hatifA mysterious prophetic voice heard at night and in the desert. It figures in Arabian folklore.
• hattahA headscarf, a keffiyeh.
• HauranA volcanic plateau and geographic area of West Asia, located in southwestern Syria and extending into the northwestern corner of Jordan.
• hawaijYemeni spice mixture
• HawaraA member of an Amazigh tribe that settled in Egypt and was known for breeding horses and serving as cavalry.
• HawariA surname.
• hawzaA madrasa where Shi'ite Muslim scholars are educated.
• Hay'at Tahrir al-ShamA political and paramilitary Sunni Islamic organisation involved in the Syrian Civil War.
• hayzOf a heavenly body: satisfying a number of conditions relating to sect. (See Wikipedia article for details.)