List of French words of Arabic origin
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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.
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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)
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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
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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 ]
quetsche
R [ 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
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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)
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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.
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zénith
zéro
zouave
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