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).
A dramatic performance frequently presented at courts as royal entertainment: Masques consisted of dancing , pantomimes, songs, and dialogues at courts during the 16th and 17th centuries in England and Europe.
The act of kneading, rubbing or hitting a person's back for fitness reasons: Sam learned that a massage was good for relaxing, for preparing for muscular activity, or to alleviate aches and pains.
A relatively thick pad used by an individual to lie down on to relax or sleep: A mattress may have a section of coiled springs that are covered with a kind of cushioning material which is all enclosed with fabric.
The very tall slender column of an Islamic mosque: A muezzin recounts or recites the adhan, or calls to prayer, from a minaret.
Fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat: Mohair is the long fine hair of the Angora goat and is usually mixed with cotton for making garments to wear.
1. One of many winds connected with areas where most rain falls during a certain season: Judy learned that a monsoon can be a wind that changes direction with the season.
2. The season of tropical rain: A monsoon can last many months with hardly any interruptions.
2. The season of tropical rain: A monsoon can last many months with hardly any interruptions.
1. An individual who is believes in Islam: Jane's friend was a Muslim who attended her school.
2. a derogatory word for Muslim: Jane also found out the the word Moslim was an offensive term, and when she ever heard anyone using it, she corrected them right away.
2. a derogatory word for Muslim: Jane also found out the the word Moslim was an offensive term, and when she ever heard anyone using it, she corrected them right away.
A building for Muslims to worship; temple: The mosque near Virginia's home had a minaret.
The person who does the calling to prayer from a minaret: A muezzin is the official person who calls from the tower of a mosque telling people in the town that it is time tor Muslims to pray.
1. The head of the religious community in the former Ottoman Empire: In Mary's history book, she read that a mufti was the leader of the spiritual group of people in the Ottoman Empire.
2. An advisor and Muslim legal expert on the law of the Koran: A mufti is a professional lawyer who interprets the Muslim law.
2. An advisor and Muslim legal expert on the law of the Koran: A mufti is a professional lawyer who interprets the Muslim law.
1. A human or animal corpse that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen bandages: The mummy in the story Mary was reading was to be buried like it used to be done by ancient Egyptians and by some Native American tribes.
A mummy can also be a naturally preserved human or animal body.
2. A substance that was used in medicine: Mummy used to be prepared from mummified flesh.
3. A reanimated corpse in a horror film: There was a really scary movie on TV where a corpse was reanimated as a woman after being embalmed and the mummy roamed the streets of the city at night.
1. The name of a governor in India under the Mogul Empire: Sam found out that a nabob was a deputy provincial governor actin under a soubah, or viceroy.
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 or she wants because he or she 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)
