Word origins

• YaminA surname from Arabic.
• KazimA surname from Arabic.
• SiddiqA surname from Arabic.
• KhaderA surname from Arabic.
• SaedA male given name from Arabic.
• SalafiOf or pertaining to Salafism.
• DenebA blue giant star in the constellation Cygnus; Alpha (α) Cygni. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle. Deneb is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and one of the most luminous stars known.
• ifritA kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
• wallahA servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
• qiblaThe direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.
• KadriA surname from Arabic.
• zaynThe letter ز in the Arabic script.
• IshakA surname from Arabic.
• AlawiAlawite
• ZaaraSahara
• WarkaSynonym of Uruk, the ancient city or the modern archaeological site.
• AtallahA surname from Arabic.
• DjibrilA male given name from Arabic.
• hawalaA long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers.
• mahbubA gold coin used in the Ottoman Empire.
• ObaidA surname from Arabic.
• zeidAny fish in the family Zeidae.
• ihramThe state of ritual purity and dedication of a Muslim hajj pilgrim to Mecca.
• WahbaA surname from Arabic.
• MakkiA surname from Arabic.
• dhikrA Sufi Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually.
• BarkaA former province of Eritrea.
• NassimA male given name from Arabic.
• MinyaA city, the capital city of Minya governorate, Egypt.
• nakbaIn Arab contexts: a catastrophe; a grave setback.
• nasheedAn Islamic musical composition, typically performed a cappella, focusing on religious, spiritual, or moral messages.
• MazharA surname from Arabic.
• AjamiNon-Arab; Persian.
• urfThe customs of an Arab society, used in jurisprudence when the Qur'an and Sunnah do not mandate a ruling.
• HalabiA surname from Arabic.
• takafulA cooperative system of reimbursement in case of loss; a sort of Islamic form of insurance.
• talaqAn Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an.
• ShawwalThe tenth month of the Islamic calendar.
• nafsThe self; the psyche, ego, or soul.
• dubbThe Eurasian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus.
• alhamdulillahPraise be to God; thank God.
• marwaAn open hut used for upanayana and marriage ceremonies in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent.
• ShaathA surname from Arabic.
• FaheemA male given name from Arabic.
• FarhaA surname from Arabic.
• AzerA surname from Arabic.
• wuduA ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor impurity, frequently performed immediately before prayer.
• BasheerA male given name from Arabic.
• faqihAn expert in Islamic law.
• sharqiA hot desert wind in an Arabic country, especially in North Africa.
• qariOne who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation.
• HindawiA surname from Arabic.
• nikahA Muslim wedding.
• NazrulA male given name from Arabic
• baijiA freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006.
• QadriA surname from Arabic.
• abdalA religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
• AljuniedA neighbourhood in the Central Region of Singapore.
• 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.
• YarmoukA river in Jordan, Syria and Israel, the largest tributary of the Jordan River.
• 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.
• latakiaA type of pungent Turkish tobacco.
• zarqaA city and governorate in northern Jordan.
• JabaraA surname from Arabic.
• shattA Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Sudan.
• haleemA stew-like dish traditionally consisting of wheat, mutton, spices, and other ingredients, popular in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
• kiboshOnly used in put on the kibosh and put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrains.
• BadieA surname.
• LuqmanA sage.
• saumfasting; one of the five pillars of Islam
• MuthannaA governorate of Iraq.
• 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.
• khumsA Shi'ite tax of one-fifth of various profits (e.g. one's surplus income, or business profits).
• 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.
• kadamA tropical evergreen tree, Neolamarckia cadamba (syn. Anthocephalus indicus, Nauclea cadamba), native to South and Southeast Asia.
• 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