English Words from Arabic origins

1. A Muslim or Hindu wandering beggar: Fakirs are often believed to effect marvels.
2. A religious ascetic of the Muslim or Hindu religion: Fakirs are considered to be itinerant workers.

A very thin loosely woven light-weight fabric: Sally got a bad burn, and the doctor treated it, and covered it with some gauze to protect it and to keep the wound clean.

An antelope of the genus Gazella of the family Bovidae: Gazelles are noted to run at high speed and for a long period of time.

Gazelles are native to Africa and Asia.

In Arabic culture, a spirit that is human-like or immaterial being: Genies are normally not visible to people, but can reveal themselves in the form of a person or animal.

A genie in Persia or in Arabia is said to appear and disappear by magic and it obeys the person who has power over it.

1. In mythology, a fiend that eats or consumes corpses: The ghoul in the scary story Jane was reading robbed graves and fed on the carcasses.
2. A person who has an abnormal interest in things that are revolting and repulsive: Sandy's brother seemed to be a ghoul because he was extremely fascinated by death and corpses.

An animal of the genus Giraffa of the African savannah: The ruminant giraffe is very large with a extremely long neck, long legs, and dark spots on its body.

A sweet food made from sesame seeds and honey: The halvah that Alice's mother prepared was like a paste with ground sesame seeds, honey, chopped pistachios, and with some dried fruit.