Word origins

• RashidiA surname from Arabic.
• AyyubJob, one of the prophets mentioned in the Qur'an
• AlwanA surname from Arabic.
• souqA street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.
• RayanA male given name from Arabic.
• AnnabaA city in eastern Algeria, corresponding to the ancient settlement of Hippo.
• SocotraAn island of Yemen, between the Guardafui Channel to the west, Gulf of Aden to the northwest, the Somali Sea to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the east.
• SouadA female given name from Arabic.
• ZakariyaZechariah, father of John the Baptist, as an Islamic prophet.
• khutbahA talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer, or at other special occasions.
• diraThe Arabian cubit, whose value varied by place, time, and item from about 25–75 cm (10 in–2 ft 5½ in).
• DajaniA surname from Arabic.
• HejazA mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
• shamalA hot, dry wind that blows across the Persian Gulf during the summer
• MehboobA male given name from Arabic.
• BregaA complex of several smaller towns in Libya.
• ZuleikaA female given name from Arabic.
• darbukaA type of goblet drum, originating in the Middle East and North Africa.
• tabboulehA Levantine salad or meze generally consisting of bulgur wheat, chopped tomatoes, parsley, olive oil, and lemon juice.
• sabatA roofing structure with the street beneath it in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern architecture, serving to support buildings or to cool pedestrians by maximizing daytime shade and accelerating breezes.
• ElbazA surname from Arabic.
• SahrawiOf, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassaniya Arabic.
• modarabaA form of financial contract in some Muslim countries in which the investor (rab-ul-mal) entrusts money to a financial manager (mudarib) and any profits and losses are shared between them in an agreed manner.
• liwaA district within certain Arabic regions.
• harakatDiacritics marking short vowels in Arabic script.
• wilayaa province or administrative division in some Arabic countries
• salafOne of the earliest Muslims, including Muhammad's companions and followers.
• shawarmaA Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.
• MarounA surname from Arabic.
• hakamAn arbitrator.
• ZaynabA female given name from Arabic.
• NabhanA surname from Arabic.
• MuslimahA female Muslim.
• SuadA female given name from Arabic.
• ShehadehA surname from Arabic.
• KaleemA male given name from Arabic.
• dukhanA small restaurant, tavern or shop in the Caucasus and Crimea.
• mukhabaratThe secret police or intelligence forces in certain Arabic-speaking countries.
• wastaIntercession or mediation by people on behalf of others to whom they are connected by friendship or blood
• murriA medieval Arab condiment made from fermented barley.
• QudsiSynonym of Jerusalemite in Palestinian contexts.
• AsfourA surname from Arabic.
• manzilAny of the seven partitions of the Qur'an, which can be read in an entire day.
• TawilA surname from Arabic.
• qalamA reed pen used for Islamic calligraphy
• yallahc'mon, come on, let's go
• JumadaEither of two months in the Islamic calendar: Jumada I (the fifth month) and Jumada II (the sixth).
• SulaymaniyahA city, the capital of Sulaymaniyah Governorate in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
• BATNAA city and commune in Batna Province, northeastern Algeria.
• KassisA surname from Arabic.
• SafaviSynonym of Safavid.
• hudnatruce, armistice, cease-fire
• HamdaniA surname from Arabic.
• sakinathe divine tranquility obtained by reciting the Qur'an
• KhashoggiA transliteration of the Arabic surname خَاشُقْجِي (ḵāšuqjī).
• HammoudA surname from Arabic.
• IkhwanA Wahhabi religious militia of the early 20th century, made up of traditionally nomadic tribesmen, which formed a significant military force of the ruler Ibn Saud and played an important role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• fathaIn Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (أَلِف (ʔalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʔalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.
• KabyleA member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria, speaking the Kabyle language.
• almagestAny book resembling the Almagest.
• ShahlaA female given name.
• ItaniA surname.
• muhajirA person who accompanied Muhammad during his migration from Mecca to Medina in 622.
• wakilIn Arabian countries and in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, a lawyer or an administrator; one acting on behalf of another.
• NajibullahA male given name from Arabic, an Islamic name.
• 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.
• halfaSynonym of esparto (“North African grass”).
• athanorA furnace or stove designed and used to maintain uniform heat, primarily used by alchemists.
• 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.
• JubranA male given name from Arabic.
• NajdThe central region of Saudi Arabia.
• ShehataA surname from Arabic.
• mallamIn Africa, a teacher of the Qur'an.
• nagaraA drum used in folk music in the Caucasus region.
• AbdollahA transliteration of the Persian male given name عبدالله ('abdollâh), variant of Abdullah.
• 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.
• musnadA collection of hadith arranged according to the Companion who transmitted them from Muhammad.
• 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).
• maslachAn excitant containing opium, much used historically by the Turks.
• SaherA unisex given name.
• BaydaA port city on the Mediterranean, in northwestern Libya.
• YussufA surname from Arabic.