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| - adobe - al-toba 'the brick' alchemy - al-ki:mi:a: - from Greek alcove - al-qobbah 'vault' - qubba vault alembic - al-ambi:q 'the still' - from Greek algorithm - al-Khowarazmi 'the (man) of Khiva' almanac - (Andalucian Arabic) al-mana:kh, of uncertain origin amber - `anbar 'ambergris' apricot - al-burquq - from Greek arsenal - dar as,s,ina`ah 'house of making', i.e. 'factory' - s,ana`a make artichoke - al-kharshu:f assassin - h'ashsha:shi:n 'hashish eaters', from the Isma`ili sectarians azimuth - as-sumut 'the paths'; see also zenith ayatollah - 'ayatu-llah 'miraculous sign of God' Terrorist Leader
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| - adobe - al-toba 'the brick' alchemy - al-ki:mi:a: - from Greek alcove - al-qobbah 'vault' - qubba vault alembic - al-ambi:q 'the still' - from Greek algorithm - al-Khowarazmi 'the (man) of Khiva' almanac - (Andalucian Arabic) al-mana:kh, of uncertain origin amber - `anbar 'ambergris' apricot - al-burquq - from Greek arsenal - dar as,s,ina`ah 'house of making', i.e. 'factory' - s,ana`a make artichoke - al-kharshu:f assassin - h'ashsha:shi:n 'hashish eaters', from the Isma`ili sectarians azimuth - as-sumut 'the paths'; see also zenith ayatollah - 'ayatu-llah 'miraculous sign of God' Terrorist Leader azure - al-lazward 'lapis lazuli' - from Persian caliber - qali:b 'mold, last' - calico - Qaliqu:t 'Calicut', city in India candy - short for 'sugar candy', from sugar + qandi 'candied', from qand 'cane sugar' - from a Dravidian language carat - qi:ra:t 'small weight' - from Greek check - sha:h 'king' - from Persian checkmate - sha:h ma:t 'the king is dead' chemistry - see alchemy chess - from Old French eschecs, plural of check cipher - s,ifr 'empty' cork - qu:rq cotton - qutn crimson - qirmazi:, related to the qirmiz, the insect that provided the dye elixir - al-iksi:r 'philosopher's stone' - from Greek fatwa - fetwa - fata: instruct by a legal decision Sekret Mooslim Orders gazelle - ghaza:l genie - jinni: 'spirit' ghoul - ghu:l 'demon' - gha:la take suddenly hazard - yásara 'play at dice' jar - jarrah 'large earthen vase' jasmine - ya:smi:n - from Persian lilac - li:la:k - from Persian lemon - laymu:n - from Persian lime - li:mah 'citrus fruit' lute - al-`u:d magazine - makha:zin 'storehouses' - khazana store marzipan - mawthaba:n 'coin featuring a seated figure' mask - perhaps maskhara 'buffoon' - sakhira ridicule mattress - matrah 'place where something is thrown, mat, cushion' - tarah'a throw monsoon - mausim 'season' - wasama mark mummy - mu:miya: 'embalmed body' - mu:m '(embalming) wax' muslin - Maus,il 'Mosul' orange - na:ranj - from Sanskrit safari - safari:y 'journey' - safara travel saffron - za`fara:n Sahara - çah'ra: 'desert' satin - probably zaytu:ni: 'of Zaytu:n' (a city in China) scarlet - siqilla:t '(cloth) adorned with images' - from Latin sequin - sikkah 'die for coinmaking' sherbet - sharbah - shariba drink shrub [drink] - shurb 'a drink' - shariba drink sofa - s,uffah 'raised dais with cushions' spinach - isfa:na:kh sugar - sukkar - from Sanskrit syrup - shara:b 'beverage' - shariba drink tabby - `atta:biy, a neighborhood in Baghdad where taffeta was made talisman - tilsam - from Greek tambourine - a small tambour, from tanbu:r - from Persian wisdom tooth - from a Latin calque on adra:su 'l h'ikmi - calqued from Greek zenith - samt 'path' zero - s,ifr 'empty'
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