The Arabic language is poetic and beautiful, full of words that can’t even be translated into English without losing their meaning. However, there are certain words that not only can be easily translated, they actually gave origin to words in English which people use every single day. So next time you’re ordering your coffee or sitting on your sofa, remember where these words came from: Arabic!
Written in Arabic as: قهوة
Written in Arabic as: زرافة
Written in Arabic as: الجبر
Written in Arabic as: صفّة
Written in Arabic as: سكّر
Written in Arabic as: قطن
Written in Arabic as: سفر
Written in Arabic as: غول
Written in Arabic as: قندي
Written in Arabic as: الكيمياء
Written in Arabic as: غزال
Written in Arabic as: مطرح
Written in Arabic as: أمير
Written in Arabic as: تعريف
Written in Arabic as: الكحل