Word origins

• AlaminA surname from Arabic.
• DruzeA member of a secretive Ismaili Shiite community based mainly in the Middle East, specifically Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.
• hanifAny person, from before the time of Muhammad, who followed a non-pagan monotheistic religion.
• WahhabiAn adherent of Wahhabism (Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement).
• RahalA surname, with one or more origins, found in Europe (especially Germany and Slovakia) and America.
• EssaouiraA city in the western Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi, on the Atlantic coast.
• akhIn Egyptian mythology, (roughly) a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife.
• AyubA surname from Arabic, variant of Ayyub.
• abayaSynonym of aba.
• qasrA palace or castle in Middle Eastern countries.
• SousseA city in Tunisia.
• RafiqA surname.
• rasulA prophet or messenger in Islam; Muhammad, as a special messenger of God.
• seifA sand dune that elongates parallel to the prevailing wind.
• DawoodDavid
• loofahAny of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.
• khatibA person who delivers the khutbah.
• ulamaA modern ball game descended from tlachtli.
• ZaidiOf or pertaining to a particular branch of Shi'a Islam.
• NajibA male given name from Arabic.
• WasimA male given name from Arabic.
• ameenAny of various native Indian officials employed by the civil courts, for example to investigate accounts connected with a suit, to prosecute local enquiries of any kind bearing on a suit, to sell or to deliver over possession of immovable property, or to carry out legal process as a bailiff.
• SulaimanSolomon, revered as a major prophet in Islam.
• tahiniA paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ganoush, etc.
• ShabazzA surname.
• KanaanA surname from Arabic.
• AmjadA surname from Arabic.
• HadarThe second brightest star in the constellation of Centaurus, Beta Centauri
• hijraA eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
• WardaA surname.
• khatA shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.
• sophywisdom, knowledge, learning
• BatenA surname.
• qutbOne of the Sufi spiritual leaders of a particular era.
• MizarA binary star in the constellation Ursa Major; Zeta (ζ) Ursae Majoris.
• nidalOf or pertaining to nests.
• MuhsinA male given name from Arabic.
• MarjA city in Libya, the ancient Barca and medieval Barqa.
• alifThe first letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا (ʔalif).
• ShadiA unisex given name from Arabic or Persian.
• SaudiaAn airline transport company of Saudi Arabia, formerly known as "Saudi Arabian Airlines".
• arakA clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.
• abbasiA surname from Persian
• IshaqIsaac, a prophet of Islam.
• mahrA mandatory gift from the groom (or his family) to the bride (or her family) upon marriage in Islamic cultures.
• LateefA male given name from Arabic.
• HanyA male given name from Arabic.
• MasoudA male given name from Arabic.
• mullaA surname from Arabic.
• caidA local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide.
• JalilA surname.
• FahadA male given name from Arabic.
• safedA city in the historical region of Upper Galilee, Northern District, Israel.
• RamyA male given name from Arabic.
• RabbaniA surname from Arabic.
• hilalOf or pertaining to a hilum.
• abasA cutaneous disease; the scald-head. porrigo
• CassarA surname.
• OmariA male given name from Arabic.
• bazinAn unleavened bread in the cuisine of Libya prepared with barley, water and salt
• maghribThe sunset Islamic prayer.
• hashemiteOne who lays claim to being a direct descendant of Hashim, the great grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
• zouaveOne of a body of soldiers in the French service, originally Kabyle, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Kabyle dress.
• alimAn educated scholar of Islamic law; a member of the ulema class
• HajarA female given name in Hausa, from Arabic
• NuriA male given name from Arabic.
• FarhanA surname from Arabic.
• KhouriA surname from Arabic.
• AhmadiyyaAn Islamic denomination, considered by some to be a separate religion, founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who is considered to be the Mahdi.
• DanialA surname from Arabic.
• TantaA city in Egypt, between Cairo and Alexandria.
• KadirA surname from Arabic.
• BejaOf, from, or pertaining to Beja people
• tawhidThe central Islamic doctrine of God's divine unity.
• NasrallahA male given name from Arabic.
• fardTo paint, as the cheeks or face.
• wazirVizier.
• KufaA city in Iraq.
• GharibA surname from Arabic.
• AbubakarA surname from Arabic.
• HanafiA Sunni follower of Hanafism.
• RabiaA female given name from Arabic, meaning spring, meant to symbolize the beginning of life, hope and the advent of happiness after a dark winter. The name of the first female Sufi saint, Rabia El Basri.
• JabirA male given name from Arabic.
• laamThe letter ل in the Arabic script.
• MoluccasAn archipelago of Indonesia.
• tobruka type of defensive fighting position originally employed by the Axis forces during their North African campaign.
• ZubairA surname from Arabic.
• BetelgeuseA bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known.
• KassimA surname.
• JamilaA female given name from Arabic.
• jilbabA long, loose-fitting coat or similar garment worn by some Muslim women to fulfil hijab.
• OdayA male given name from Arabic.
• NasiriyahA city in Iraq on the lower Euphrates, founded in the late 19th century.
• FahimA surname from Arabic.
• AbhaA female given name from Sanskrit, used in India.
• MalikaA female given name from Arabic, the female version of the title Malik ("King" in Arabic).
• ShamilA male given name from Arabic.
• WahhabismA Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1703–1792), followed primarily in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
• SajjadA surname from Arabic.
• mancalaAny of various board games, common throughout Africa and Asia, in which a move consists of emptying a pit and then its contents are sown one by one into ensuing pits.