English Words from Arabic origins
(words that have come into English directly or indirectly, from or through, Arabic)
1. A cover or disguise for the face: A mask can be a protective appliance for the face or head; such as a gas mask.
2. A cast of the face taken just after death: In the museum, Sam viewed the mask of a very famous composer who wrote classical music.
3. A masquerade; also spelled "masque": The mask that Sally and her friend went to was quite festive with dancing and other entertainment.
4. An artistic covering for the face: Masks were used by Greek and Roman actors in comedies and tragedies.
5. Etymology: from French masque, Italian maschera, mascara and earlier from Arabic maskharah, a "buffoon" (someone who amuses others by ridiculous behavior).
2. A cast of the face taken just after death: In the museum, Sam viewed the mask of a very famous composer who wrote classical music.
3. A masquerade; also spelled "masque": The mask that Sally and her friend went to was quite festive with dancing and other entertainment.
4. An artistic covering for the face: Masks were used by Greek and Roman actors in comedies and tragedies.
5. Etymology: from French masque, Italian maschera, mascara and earlier from Arabic maskharah, a "buffoon" (someone who amuses others by ridiculous behavior).
masque
massage
mattress
minaret
mohair
monsoon
Moslem
mosque
muezzin
mufti
mummy
1. The name of a governor in India under the Mogul Empire.
2. A person of wealth, influence, and prominence; especially, someone who has made his fortune in the Orient: "Most people have not been sorry that some of the nabobs of Wall Street have suffered financial losses during these economic times."
2. A person of wealth, influence, and prominence; especially, someone who has made his fortune in the Orient: "Most people have not been sorry that some of the nabobs of Wall Street have suffered financial losses during these economic times."
"Nabob has come to mean a person who has an idle, profligate, or extravagant way of life and who gets whatever he wants because he is disgustingly wealthy."
nacre
1. The worst or lowest point of something or a time of greatest depression or dejection.
2. A point on the celestial sphere which is directly opposite to the zenith; which is the part of the sky located directly above a person’s head or, “high point”. (3)
2. A point on the celestial sphere which is directly opposite to the zenith; which is the part of the sky located directly above a person’s head or, “high point”. (3)
