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List of French words of Arabic origin
Words of Arabic origin have entered the French language and many European languages. One of the primary routes that they have entered other languages is via the Spanish language, heavily influenced by the Arabic of al-Andalus. A [ top ] abricot (apricot): from Spanish albaricoque, derived from the Arabic أَلْبَرْقُوق (al barqūq) which is itself derived from the Latin præcoquum, meaning the fruit, in turn from the Greek βερύκοκο (verikoko). adobe: from the Spanish adobe, derived from the Arabic al-ṭūb (الطوب) meaning a brick of dried earth. alambic (still): from al-inbīq (الإنبيق) meaning a still for the distillation of alcohol. The invention of the still is traced to Ptolemaic Egypt. The original Greek word ἄμβιξ (amvix), meaning the top of a still had the definite article al- added onto it by the Arabs. albacore (zoo.) from the Spanish albacora from the Arabic al barqūq (ألبرقوق) : young bonito; alcade Spanish word alcalde : magistrate; Arab governor al-qāḍi (القاض) : judge; cadi. alchimie (alchemy): from the Arabic al kîmiâ' (الكيمياء), possibly from either Greek or Coptic according to current hypotheses. alcool (alcohol)الغولوجمعهاأغوال alcôve (alcove) alezan (horse: chestnut, sorrel) algèbre (algebra): from the Arabic al-jabr الجبر through the Latin algebra algorithme (algorithm): from the name of mathematician al-Khwarizmi alidade almanach (almanac) amalgame (mixture, blend, amalgam) ambre (amber)عنبر amiral (admiral)أميرالبحر aniline arcane arrobe (at sign) arsenalدارالصناعة artichaut (artichoke)الخرشوف assassinحشاشين aubergineالبادنحات aval (downstream, downhill) avarie (damage on a vehicle) azimutالسمت azur (azure) B [ top ] babouche (slippers)بلغة baldaquin (baldachin) barkhane (barchan) baobab baroud (raid) benjoin (benzoin resin) benzineالبنزين bergamote (bergamot orange)برتقال bled (colloquial: Place, Town)بلد blouse (overall, white coat) boraxبوراق bougie (candle) شمعة C [ top ] cabas (basket for shopping)قفص cafard (cockroach) café (coffee, café): from Arabic qahwah قهوة, via Turkish caïd (chief of a mob; as a nickname, can be translated as "tiger") calfeutrer (to draught-proof) calibre (standard for calibration, calibre, see also Caliper)قالب calife (calif)خليفة camaïeu (camaieu) camelot, camelote (rubbish) camphre (camphor) candie (Heraklion) قند (من سكر قندي) carafe (water pot) caravelle (caravel) carat (gem mass or metal purity)قيراط carmin (carmine) caroussel (carousel) carvi (caraway) chèque (check)صك chiffre (number, see Cipher)صفر chimie (chemistry) civette (chives, civet) clebs (slang for dog)كلاب coton: from Arabic qutun قطن, via the Spanish coton (Algodon) couffin (Moses basket) coupole (cupola) cramoisi (crimson)قرمزي cravache (crop) cumin cuscute (Greater Dodder) D [ top ] dame divan douane drogue drogmanترجمان E [ top ] écarlate échec (jeu d'échecs) édenعدن élixirالإكسير émirأمير épinard erg estragon F [ top ] fakir fanfare, fanfaron fardeau fenec felouque flouze fondouk G [ top ] gabelle gala gaze gazelle: from Arabic ghazâl (غزال) gazette genette gerboise gilet girafe: from Arabic zarâfah (زرافة) goudron gouleغول guitareقيثارة guitoune H [ top ] hammam: from Arabic ʜammām حمّام bathroom harem hasard haschisch: from Arabic ʜaʃīʃ حشسيش grass henné: from Arabic: ʜanna حنّة J [ top ] jaquette jarreجرة jasminياسمين jupe, jupon K [ top ] Kif-Kif kermès kohol kidnappe L [ top ] laiton laque lascar lilas limon limonade loukoum luth M [ top ] maboule macramé magasin marabout marcassite maroquin massepain massicot matelas matraque méchoui mesquin mohair moire, moiré momie mosquée mouchtefert mousseline mousson mulâtre muscade N [ top ] nabab nacre nadir naphte natron nénuphar noria nouba O [ top ] orange ouate Q [ top ] quetscheR [ top ] ramdam raquette razzia récif risque riz roque S [ top ] saccharine safari safran salamalec santal saphir sarbacane satin savate sirop smala sofa sorbet soude souk sucre sultan T [ top ] taboulé : تبولة (tabbūla) tabouret : تبوﺮ (tabour) taffetas : ' ' talc : طلق (ṭalq) talisman : طلسم (ṭilasm) tare : طرح (ṭarḥ) tarif : تعريفة (taʿrīfa) timbale : طبل (ṭabl) toubib : طبيب (ṭabīb) (doctor) truchement : ترجمان (tarjumān) V [ top ] varan vizir X [ top ] x as unknown in mathematics: The letter « x » does not exist in Arabic; the word chaïi, which means « thing », designates an unknown in mathematics, and this word being reduced to ch.Z [ top ] zénith zéro zouave
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