English Words from Arabic origins
(words that have come into English directly or indirectly, from or through, Arabic)
gauze
gazelle
genie
ghoul
giraffe
halvah
harem
hashish
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).
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).
