List of Portuguese words of Arabic origin

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A

*Açafate ("assafat")
*Açafrão ("azzafaran")
*Acéquia ("assekyah")
*Achaque ("ashshaka")
*Acicate ("ashshukat")
*Açoite ("assaut")
*Açorda ("athurda")
*Açoteia ("assutaiha")
*Açougue ("assok")
*Açucena ("assusana")
*Açude ("assudd")
*Açúcar ("assukar" derived from Sanskrit "çarkara")
*Adarga ("addarka")
*Aduana ("addwana")
*Alá ("al + ilâh")
*Alabão ("allabban")
*Alambique
*Alarife ("alarif")
*Alarve ("al+ árab")
*Alazão
*Albarda ("albarda'a")
*Albardar ("albarda'a")
*Albarraque
*Albornoz ("Al'burnus")
*Alcáçova ("alkasaba")
*Alcachofra ("Alkharshof")
*Alcaide ("alkaid")
*Alcaidaria ("alkaid")
*Alcaiote ("alkawwad")
*Alcalóide (composed word: Arabic. "alcali" and Greek "eîdos")
*Alcaravia ("alkarawiya")
*Alcaraviz ("alkarabís")
*Alcateia ("alkataia")
*Alcatifa ("alkatifa")
*Alcatruz ("alkadus" compound word: Arabic. "al" and Greek "kádos", jar for water or wine)
*Alcavala ("alkabala")
*Alcofa ("alkuffa")
*Álcool ("alkohul")
*Alcorão ("Alkuran")
*Alcova ("alkubba")
*Alecrim ("aliklil")
*Aletria ("alitríya")
*Alface
*Alfafa
*Alfaia
*Alfaiate ("al + khayyát")
*Alfândega
*Alfanje
*Alfaraz
*Alfarela
*Alfarrábio
*Alfarrabista
*Alfarroba
*Alfarrobeira
*Alfavaca
*Alfazema
*Alfeire
*Alferes ("alfaris")
*Alfobre ("alhufra")
*Alforge ("alhurj")
*Alforria (compound word: Arabic."al" and French "feurre")
*Algarismo ("alkarizmi", name of Arab mathematician Abu Ibn Muça)
*Álgebra
*Algema ("aljami'a")
*Algeroz ("azzurub")
*Algibeira ("al-jibaira")
*Algodão ("alkutun")
*Algodoeiro
*Algoritmo
*Alguidar ("algidar")
*Alicate ("allikkát")
*Aljama ("aljamaa")
*Aljava ("aljaba")
*Almadrava ("almadraba")
*Almanaque ("almanakh")
*Almedina ("almedina")
*Almóada
*Almocreve ("almukari")
*Almofada ("almukhadda")
*Almofate ("almikhyat")
*Almofre
*Almogávar ("almugauar")
*Almôndega ("albundeca")
*Almorávida ("almurabit")
*Almotacé ("almuhtasib")
*Almotolia ("almutli")
*Almoxarifado
*Almoxarife
*Almude
*Alqueire
*Alqueive
*Alvanel
*Alvará
*Alvazil
*Alveitar
*Alvitana
*Alvíssaras
*Alvorge
*Armazém
*Arrátel
*Arroba
*Arroz
*Arsenal
*Atafal
*Atafona
*Atalaia
*Azar
*Azeite
*Azeitona
*Azemel
*Azémola
*Azimute
*Azenha
*Azinhaga
*Azulejo

B

*Baraço
*Bolota

C

*Café
*Cáfila
*Califa
*Ceifa
*Ceroulas
*Chafariz
*Cherne
*Chifra
*Cifra

D

*Damasco

E

*Elixir
*Emir
*Emirato (Emirado)
*Escabeche ("Sikbaj")

F

*Falua ("faluka")
*Fatímida

G

*Garrafa ("garrafâ")

H

*Harém
*Haxixe

I

*Imã ("imam")
*Islão (Islã)

J

*Javali ("jabali")

L

*Laranja ("naranj" derived from the Persian "naräng")
*Laranjeira ("naranj" derived from the Persian "naräng")
*Lezíria ("al-jaza'ir")
*Limão ("laimun" derived from the Persian "limun")
*Limoeiro ("laimun" derived from the Persian "limun")

M

*Madraçal ("madraça", school)
*Marabuto
*Masmorra ("matmura")
*Matraca ("mitraka")
*Mesquita ("masdjid")
*Metical (Mozambican "mitķāl", an Arabic unit of weight, from "taķāl', weigh).
*Moçárabe ("must'rib")
*Mudéjar ("mudajjin")
*Muezim
*Maomé (originally "Muhammad"; also "Maomet"; formerly "Maomede", "Mafoma", "Mafamede")
*Muladi ("malado")

N

*Nadir ("natir")
*Nora ("na'ûra")

O

*Omíada
*Oxalá ("in sha allah" or "inshallah", God willing)

R

*Ramadão (Ramadã)
*Rês
*Resma

*Sáfaro ("sahra"', desert)
*Safra ("safaria")
*Salamaleque ("as-salam-alaik", may peace be upon you)
*Saloio ("çahroi")
*Sultanato ("sultan", ruler)
*Sultão ("sultan", ruler)
*Sura

T

*Tambor ("tanbur" derived from the Persian "dänbära")

X

*Xadrez ("xatranj" derived from the Sanskrit "xaturanga")
*Xarope ("xarab")
*Xaveco ("xabbak")
*Xeque ("xaikh")
*Xeque-mate

Z

*Zarabatana ("zarba tãnâ")
*Zénite ("samt")

References

* Much of the content of this article comes from [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_de_palavras_portuguesas_de_origem_%C3%A1rabe the equivalent Portuguese-language wikipedia article] , accessed February 24 2007.

External links

* [http://www.hottopos.com/collat7/houaiss.htm "As Projeções da Língua Árabe na Língua Portuguesa"] , essay by Antônio Houaiss

ee also

*Influence of Arabic on other languages
*List of Arabic loanwords in English
*List of French words of Arabic origin
*Arabic influence on the Spanish language