English Words: Arabic origins(words that have come into English, directly or indirectly, from or through Arabic)ghoul
giraffe
halvah
harem
hashish
hazard
henna
hookah
houri
hummus
imam
Islam
jar
1. A deep container made of glass, earthenware, or stone, with a wide mouth.
2. An amount that the jar holds; a jarful. 3. A "cylindrical vessel", 1421, possibly from Middle French jarre, "liquid measure" (smaller than a barrel), from Provence (French) jarra, from Arabic jarrah, "earthen water vessel" (whence also Spanish jarra, Italian giarra). jasmine
jennet
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