Word origins

• asTo such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
• janA male given name from Dutch.
• saidMentioned earlier; aforesaid.
• hThe eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.
• CaliforniaThe most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.
• tellTo determine the number, amount, or value of [something].
• 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.
• binA box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
• IraqA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
• bathA tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
• benA prayer; a petition.
• arabOf or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.
• figThe fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
• 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.
• sudanA traditional Korean punch, made from boiled rice flour cakes and honeyed water, often consumed on holidays.
• grabTo grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
• 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.
• cosSynonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
• 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.
• SenegalA river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
• BaghdadThe capital city of Iraq.
• AbuA common part of Arabic-derived names, meaning "father of" in Arabic.
• huthey (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
• allahGod, in Islamic or Arabic contexts
• 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.
• lamTo beat or thrash.
• dinarThe official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.
• alkalineOf, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
• almaAn Egyptian female singer or dancing girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.
• hudA huck or hull, as of a nut.
• 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
• ArmaniAn item sold by the House of Armani
• OsamaA male given name from Arabic.
• vegaAn automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.
• 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.
• AbdulA Muslim.
• 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.
• tajA tall brimless hat, usually conical or curved on top, worn in Muslim countries as a sign of distinction and prestige.
• ASIthe Orontes (a river in Lebanon, Syria and Turkey).
• DarfurA region in western Sudan where the Fur live.
• ibnson of
• AladdinAn Arabic tale about a young man named Aladdin who is recruited by a sorcerer to get a magic lamp from a cave; often adapted into comic pantomime in Britain.
• RihannaA female given name from Arabic.
• shamIntended to deceive; false.
• LuxorA city in Egypt, located on the site of the ancient Thebes.
• 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.
• malikA tribal chieftain in certain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, especially among the Pashtuns.
• rosettaA floral pattern in latte art.
• dissTo put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
• zarA religious set of beliefs and practices in parts of northern Africa and the Middle East, involving the possession of an individual (usually female) by a type of spirit.
• kohlA dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries.
• rattleTo create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
• SamiA member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
• imamOne who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
• TrafalgarA headland in the Province of Cádiz in the south-west of Spain.
• hindLocated at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
• RahmanA surname from Arabic.
• NadiaA female given name from Russian used since the twentieth century.
• AzizA male given name 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.
• kaliThe prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali).
• mochaA coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
• 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.