| 词源 |
Arabic words. English words that come to us from Arabic include: saffron, mattress, admiral, hazard, cotton, henna, cam- phor, alembic, alchemy, elixir, alkali, zenith, almanac, azimuth, cipher, gismo, syrup, antimony, alcoran, mosque, sumac, bed- ouin, rebec, sash, algebra, monsoon, arsenal, assassin, jar, alco- hol, apricot, giraffe, hashish, coffee, sirocco, fakir, emir, sherbet, alcove, sofa, harem, gazelle, minaret, zero, albatross, Allah, houri, magazine, genie, ghoul, candy, jehad, safari, tariff, coffee, cafe and, possibly, so long (from salaam). |